Arizona Republican officials face criminal charges for delay in certifying last year’s election results | CNN Politics
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An Arizona grand jury has indicted two local Republican officials who balked at certifying their county’s general election results by the legal deadline in 2022 – in a standoff with state officials that drew national attention at the time.

An Arizona grand jury indicted two local Republican officials who balked at certifying their county’s general election results by the legal deadline in 2022 – in a standoff with state officials that drew national attention at the time.

Cochise County Supervisors Peggy Judd, 61, and Tom Crosby, 64, each were charged with two felonies: interference with an election officer and conspiracy, according to the indictment.

“The repeated attempts to undermine our democracy are unacceptable,” Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, said in a statement Wednesday, announcing the indictment.

  • MisterFrog@lemmy.world
    13·
    9 months ago

    Why is it a thing for US legislatures to certify elections anyway? You’d think there would be an independent commission that runs the election. Is this a thing around the world?