AZ: Cochise supervisors (R) challenge grand jury proceedings, aim to get interference charges tossed
A Maricopa County judge will soon decide whether to dismiss 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.
In court on Friday, their attorneys called the charges "vindictive," "politicized," and "in retribution" for supervisors asking questions amid the certification of the vote. But the state sought to cast actions by Crosby and Judd as part of a larger criminal conspiracy to create "chaos" around the election.
The two voted to delay certification of the vote in 2022. 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.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2024/04/22/cochise-county-supervisors-move-to-dismiss-election-interference-charges/73410922007/