“Approximately 200,000 households did not receive the publicity pamphlets in a timely manner. That is a violation of law, according to Morissey. However, there is no provision for remedy or sanction for violating the state law.
Arizona Sec. of State did not commit criminal violation
Additionally, Morissey said the Arizona Secretary of State did not commit a criminal violation related to the issue. He explained that Reagan and her staff were aware of their duty to mail the publicity pamphlets before the start of early voting. They strived to meet their obligation but they encountered a technical problem involving the household mailing list for voters.
According to Morissey, the Secretary of State and her staff did not knowingly fail to perform their duty. He emphasized that they “demonstrated a poor or incompetent execution of the task, not a knowing omission of their duty.”
According to him, “The fact that the Secretary and her staff were mistaken does not change the conclusion that no violation of criminal law occurred in the attempted but failed execution of their duty.”
