Documented evidence including emails, an unsigned draft agreement, an audio recording, and first hand witness account prove AZGOP Chair Jeff Dewit has committed a class 4 felony and is openly violating Arizona Law in a bribery scheme designed to create more division of the Republican Party. This was corroborated by a first hand witness and admitted by Candace Czarny in an email (see screenshot at bottom).

Arizona Revised Statutes Title 13. Criminal Code § 13-2602. Bribery of a public servant or party officer;  classification

A. A person commits bribery of a public servant or party officer if with corrupt intent:

1. Such person offers, confers or agrees to confer any benefit upon a public servant or party officer with the intent to influence the public servant’s or party officer’s vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action in his official capacity as a public servant or party officer; or

2. While a public servant or party officer, such person solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any benefit upon an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, exercise of discretion or other action as a public servant or party officer may thereby be influenced.

B. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that a person sought to be influenced was not qualified to act in the desired way because such person had not yet assumed office, lacked jurisdiction or for any other reason.

C. Bribery of a public servant or party officer is a class 4 felony.

On December 19, 2023 at 11:10:23 PM MST, AZGOP Member-at-Large Merissa Hamilton sent an email referencing a document titled the “LD3 Peace Accord”. Hamilton was acting as the broker in this deal, which AZGOP Chair later called by phone to push for and offer the bribe. That call was recorded.

In open and direct violation of statute, Jeff Dewit illegally proposes two official Legislative District 3s. Below are timestamped excerpts from the audio recording of the call which is preserved in its entirety:

6:55 Jeff Dewit: “This has gotta be something, again if you take this to your body, the only way this would work is if all four of us are silent on it and just roll it out.”

7:00 Jeff Dewit: “It’s like this, when a CEO of GE makes a decision to expand a product line, does he go to all the workers first?”

16:20 Jeff Dewit: “We bring four copies and all sign it…at a coffee shop ink at the same time.”

17:00 Jeff Dewit: “I just want it to end. It’s terrible.”

25:00 Jeff Dewit: “This document, if it had (Bob Gomez) and (Candace Czarny’s) signature on it, I’ll sign it.”

26:44 Jeff Dewit: “You tell me, hey be here on the 27th at 2pm at whatever coffee, and we all sign it, I’ll be there with a pen and ink.”

27:55 Jeff Dewit: “I’m trying to sweeten the pot for everybody.”

28: Jeff Dewit: “Upon the execution of this. We will give you each a $1,000 check too.”

28:28 Jeff Dewit: “You both end up much better, because we are going to kick in, what could be 4 or 5 grand. Make it sweeten the pot for everyone financially.”

43 Jeff Dewit: “My commitment to you is, you guys sign it, I’ll sign it.”

43:20 Jeff Dewit: “The people that say, (Jeff) you like Candace, that’s a different word than I would use. I didn’t know her before any of this stuff, and having dealt with her, I get the criticism for sure. The only thing I will say is she is very aggressive and that’s not fun for anybody.” and “She needs Dale Carnegie classes or something.”

46:10 Jeff Dewit: “I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get there so you just let me know.”
“I know I’ll sign it and I think we can make him sign it.”

ARS 16-823 describes the creation and reorganization of a Legislative District Committee, nowhere does it say “the State Chairman may create two districts” or “a written agreement lets the State Chairman do whatever he wants“.

The question arises, who else has Jeff Dewit illegally bribed? Jeff Dewit’s agreement and bribes are in violation of the law. Jeff Dewit must immediately resign or immediately be removed from office. Sign the FireJeffDewit.com petition now.

The Draft Unsigned Agreement

Candace Czarny Email: