WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican Representatives Andy Biggs, Paul Gosar, and Debbie Lesko voted in favor of the objection to electors from the state of Arizona.
The House, in a 303-121 vote, and the Senate in a 93-6 vote defeated the objection to Arizona’s electoral votes.
I rise to ask that the Vice President, @Mike_Pence remand the electors back to Arizona pending a full forensic audit of the Maricopa County tabulations. pic.twitter.com/Jx3saEzmJI
— Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS (@RepGosar) January 6, 2021
“After much deliberation and consultation with constitutional attorneys, I decided to agree with the objection to Arizona’s electors,” said Lesko. “Similar to the arguments made in the amicus brief I signed onto in Texas v. Pennsylvania, et al., Arizona violated state law, and thus the United States Constitution, as detailed in the opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In line with upholding my oath to follow the U.S. Constitution, I voted to agree with the objection to Arizona’s electors.
In a representative form of gov't we must be able to trust that our elections accurately represent the will of the American voter.
This is the appropriate forum, from our founders, to debate whether this election complied w/ the Constitution that we have all sworn to protect. pic.twitter.com/9OtOKbdxzP
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) January 6, 2021
Rep. David Schweikert joined Raul Grijalva, Ruben Gallego, Greg Stanton, Ann Kirkpatrick, and Tom O’Halleran in support of Arizona’s official electors.
#AZ01: We are back on the House Floor to finish what we started and uphold our constitutional duty to certify this election. https://t.co/N2ujhV7edn
— Rep. Tom O'Halleran (@RepOHalleran) January 7, 2021