- i - REFERENCE TITLE: Maricopa county; supervisors; contempt declaration State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
SR 1005
Introduced by Senators Fann: Barto, Borrelli, Boyer, Gowan, Gray, Kerr, Leach, Livingston, Mesnard, Pace, Petersen, Rogers, Shope, Townsend, Ugenti-Rita (with permission of Committee on Rules) A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE MEMBERS OF THE MARICOPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN CONTEMPT OF THE ARIZONA SENATE. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
SR 1005 - 1 - Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona: 1 1. That Jack Sellers, Steve Chucri, Bill Gates, Clint Hickman and 2 Steve Gallardo, members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, are 3 in contempt of the Arizona Senate for failing to comply with a subpoena 4 executed by the President of the Arizona Senate and the chairman of the 5 Senate Judiciary Committee relating to the November 2020 general election 6 in Maricopa County. 7 2. That the members of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 8 have not complied with the subpoenas issued on December 1, 2020 and 9 January 12, 2021 and have repeatedly and wilfully delayed and obstructed a 10 vital and duly authorized investigation by the Arizona Senate. 11 3. That the President of the Arizona Senate take all legal action 12 pursuant to section 41-1153, Arizona Revised Statutes, to enforce the 13 subpoena. 14 4. That a copy of this Resolution, signed by the President of the 15 Senate and countersigned by the Secretary of the Senate, be forwarded to 16 the Senate Sergeant-at-arms. 17