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...second count, 15 Republicans and 11 Democrats voted yes: four Republicans voted no. On whether to bar Mecham from future office, nine Republicans and eight Democrats voted for exclusion. 10 Republicans and three Democrats voted against...
Republican Sen. Jan Brewer said she felt Mecham "made a serious error," but she added, "I do not think it is sufficient to remove him from office...
...vote is 21 ayes, nine nos. Evan Mecham is convicted of high crimes, misdemeanors and malfeisance in office," said the trial's presiding officer, Arizona Chief Justice Frank X. Gordon, Jr., after the vote on the first count...
...combative Mecham drew fire for rescinding a Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, a move that prompted a boycott of Arizona by organizations looking to hold conventions in Arizona, and defended the use of the word "pickaninny" for Black children. He also came under attack for appointments deemed unqualified, including a tax official who didn't file his taxes...
...House voted 46-14 to impeach Mecham February 5 on the two counts on which he was convicted and a charge of concealing a $350,000 campaign loan. The Senate dismissed the third charge during the six-week trial...