[3][6] On December 2, 2020, Sidney Powell filed the suit Bowyer v. Ducey on behalf of 14 people, 11 of whom went on to become fake electors.

[5] On the same day, the 11 Arizona fake electors—designated by the Republican Party as the slate for Trump—gathered at the Arizona Republican Party headquarters in Phoenix and signed a certificate of ascertainment falsely asserting that they were the "duly elected and qualified" electors, and purporting to cast the state's electors for Trump.

[5][7] The Arizona Republican Party posted video of the signing on social media, including Twitter, that day.

"[5] Brnovich's successor, Democrat Kris Mayes (a former Republican), took office in January 2023,[5][13] after winning election in 2022.

[14] In October 2023, Kenneth Chesebro began cooperating with investigators in election interference cases after he pleaded guilty in the Georgia prosecution.

[13] Chesebro provided information that allowed Mayes to target Trump allies from out of state who participated in the Arizona scheme.

[13] The alleged acts fall within the approximate date range of the November 3, 2020 election through the electoral vote certification on January 6, 2021.

[28] However, Giuliani, who for over a week evaded a court summons, was ordered to post a $10,000 bond and was also required to book himself into the custody of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office within 30 days.

[31] On June 18, the remaining defendants, Boris Epshteyn, Jenna Ellis, and Jim Lamon, were arraigned remotely and pled not guilty.

[38] On August 5, 2024, Jenna Ellis reached a cooperation agreement with Attorney General Kris Mayes.

[40] The previous October, she had pleaded guilty to one felony charge in the Georgia election racketeering prosecution.