AZ Republican Pleads Guilty To Certification Refusal

The Huffington Post reports:

One of two rural Arizona county supervisors who faced criminal charges for refusing to certify the 2022 midterm results by a state deadline pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor of failing to perform her duty as an election officer.

Coming two weeks before the Nov. 5 general election, the acknowledgment of guilt by Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd was seen by some as a warning to other Arizona county officials who might once again be pressured by election conspiracists not to certify the results.

Peter Bondi, managing director of the nonprofit group Informing Democracy, said in a statement that Judd’s plea “is a clear reminder that the duty to certify is not optional, and should deter every election official from attempting to subvert the will of voters.”

Read the full article. Judd had been charged with two felonies. The other county supervisor is due to go on trial in January and he is currently running for reelection. Judd was not seeking reelection.

Cochise Supervisor Peggy Judd pleads guilty to single misdemeanor to settle two felony charges over her failure to certify the 2022 election results. And her terms of probation are designed to ensure she doesn’t balk in certifying 2024 canvass. https://t.co/YsITcIPQyy pic.twitter.com/gy7UFHw2nI

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