AZ: Judge to hear arguments in election interference case against Cochise County supervisors (R)
A Maricopa County judge will hear oral arguments Friday in an ongoing criminal case against two Cochise County supervisors accused of interfering with the 2022 election.
Tom Crosby, 64, of Sierra Vista, and Peggy Judd, 61, of Willcox, are each charged with felony counts of conspiracy and interference with an election officer. They currently serve on the Cochise County Board of Supervisors as Republicans.
The two voted to delay certification of the vote last year. They said they wanted a meeting to hear evidence about county vote-tallying machines and whether they were properly certified. By that time, they had ignored repeated legal advice from the board's attorneys that their actions were illegal.
Crosby and Judd were quickly sued, including by then-Secretary of State Katie Hobbs. One lawsuit resulted in a court order to certify the result, which the supervisors convened to do — though Crosby didn't show up. Judd ultimately joined Supervisor Ann English, a Democrat, in voting 2-0 to send the results to Hobbs just four days before the statewide canvass.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2024/04/19/judge-to-hear-arguments-in-criminal-case-against-cochise-supervisors/73336663007/