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This is fact. It has been confirmed. People threatened with jail for not certifying an election they legitimate questions about. That is extorsion. Hobbs and her deputy should be prosecuted.
âThe Secretary of State did contact our County and cited A.R.S. Section 16-1010 as a statute that could be used to prosecute [the board] if they did not certify the election,â said Matt Smith, the Mohave County Attorney, to the DCNF. The statute is an Arizona felony statute regarding election officials who âfail to perform their dutiesâ under the law; as a Class 6 felony, upon conviction, it could result in up to two yearsâ imprisonment.
âThe threat of legal action, including personally, came from the Arizona State Elections Director [Kori Lorick],â said the boardâs chair-elect, Supervisor Travis Linginfelter. While previous reporting noted that the boardâs members were warned of prosecution by their counsel, the boardâs members have now stated that the threats came from Lorick, who reports to Hobbs, as well.
CONFIRMED: Katie Hobbsâ Office Threatened County Board With Arrest, Felony Indictment If They Didnât Certify Results
Katie Hobbsâ office threatened Mohave County Supervisors with arrest and prosecution if they failed to certify the results of their elections before the state deadline. Kori Lorick, the State Elections Director and Hobbsâ top deputy, sent multiple emails to the Board warning them of...
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âThe Secretary of State did contact our County and cited A.R.S. Section 16-1010 as a statute that could be used to prosecute [the board] if they did not certify the election,â said Matt Smith, the Mohave County Attorney, to the DCNF. The statute is an Arizona felony statute regarding election officials who âfail to perform their dutiesâ under the law; as a Class 6 felony, upon conviction, it could result in up to two yearsâ imprisonment.
âThe threat of legal action, including personally, came from the Arizona State Elections Director [Kori Lorick],â said the boardâs chair-elect, Supervisor Travis Linginfelter. While previous reporting noted that the boardâs members were warned of prosecution by their counsel, the boardâs members have now stated that the threats came from Lorick, who reports to Hobbs, as well.
