Arizona County Supervisors Indicted Over Delay in 2022 Election Certification

Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby face charges of interference with an election officer and conspiracy, marking a rare instance of criminal prosecution related to election certification delays.

Two Republican county supervisors in Cochise County, Arizona, Peggy Judd and Tom Crosby, have been indicted by a grand jury on charges of interference with an election officer and conspiracy.
The charges relate to their alleged efforts to delay the certification of the 2022 midterm election results in their county.
The pair eventually certified the results after a court order, but the delay threatened the overall certification of the state’s election results.
The charges mark a rare instance of criminal prosecution related to election certification delays.
If convicted, Judd and Crosby could face prison terms of 6 months to 2.5 years.