Today I received a copy of an email sent on July 1, 2025 from the Mohave County GOP Chair Jodi Saegesser, proving that Mohave County GOP is regularly and automatically vacating the positions of precinct committeemen who miss 3 consecutive “quarterly precinct meetings” in their District. These are the equivalent to Legislative District Meetings for Maricopa County GOP. The email cites their bylaws “Any PC who is absent for three (3) consecutive meetings shall have ceased to discharge the duties of the office Precinct Committeeman and their position shall be deemed vacant from and after said occurrence.” and also rightly A.R.S. 38-291 Vacancy Defined #7 which states “The person holding the office ceasing to discharge the duties of office for the period of three consecutive months.” A.R.S 16-821 clarifies that this definition of Vacancy does indeed apply to Precinct Committeemen in B saying “The criteria used to establish when a vacancy exists in the office of precinct committeeman shall be as established in section 38-291.”
This sets a clear precedent and any refusal to vacate a Precinct Committeemen position after 3 months of missed meetings would be unlawful and against Statute. Why then do Legislative Districts and the Maricopa County GOP refuse to vacate Precinct Committeemen positions in violation of the law and this clearly set precedent by Mohave County GOP?
See the email text below:
“On Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 05:08:50 PM MST, Jodi Saegesser <chairman@mohavecountygop.com> wrote:
Dear xxxxx, I hope this message finds you well.
I’m writing to address an important matter regarding your attendance at the scheduled, quarterly precinct meetings.
As part of our standing rules, precinct committeemen who miss two consecutive meetings will receive a warning letter. The Secretary has informed me that you have missed multiple consecutive meetings. Regular attendance is required as per the bylaws.
We understand that unforeseen circumstances arise, but it is essential to communicate with your District Director, xxxx.
If you feel you no longer wish to serve as a precinct committeeman, please return the attached resignation letter to your District II office or to Director xxxxx.
We sincerely hope to see you at the next quarterly meeting on July 12th in Topock. If you find this notice in error, please reach out to District Director xxx.
B. Meeting attendance by members
1. All elected and appointed PC’s should attend all meetings; however, missing two (2) consecutive quarterly meetings shall cause the person to be subject to the actions as defined in Section B-3.
2. The MCRCC Secretary shall notify members when they have missed two (2) consecutive
quarterly meetings that another meeting missed will result in the actions defined below in Section B-3.
3. Any PC who is absent for three (3) consecutive meetings shall have ceased to discharge the duties of the office Precinct Committeeman and their position shall be deemed vacant from and after said occurrence.
This is in accordance with AZ Statute 38-291.7.
4. Any deviation to section B may be considered to be “in attendance” with prior consent of the members, District Director and approval of the MCRCC Chairman.
5. Any member volunteering and serving on a Committee should attend all meetings; however, all members shall attend a majority of Committee meetings, either in person or by electronic means (phone or computer).”
JODI SAEGESSER made the mistake of sending that email out to an elected Precinct Committeemen right after that same PC responded to a tyrannical letter that was sent out to Journaal Jennifer Esposito, who runs the Mohave Press; Jennifer Esposito, and her husband are very active politically in Mohave County, especially attending board of supervisors meetings for many years, the problem with Ms Saegesser is that she is a puppet on a string and her puppeteer is former Chairman Jeanne Kentch who took 3 PC’s to court to try an suppress thier speech (just as Jodi Saegesser is trying to do) and the issue is that Saegesser sent this email after a PC pointed out that she displayed an act of violating the first amendment against Jennifer Esposito and her husband; since somebody decided to step up to the plate and defend the violation, Saegesser used her position as Chair to retaliate against a PC. Had she not sent that email right after being given a response to her violation of the first amendment against the Espositos I don’t think anybody would have paid much attention, but since she retaliated the way that she did, it exposes her as just another tyrant who took the place of Jeanne Kentch the Mohave County county assessor, therefore labeling Jodi Saegesser as “Jeanne Kentch 2.0” . The other issue are that there are many discrepencies on the part of “enforcement” via a bogus “CONDUCT COMMITTEE” that was formed by Jeanne Kentch that are not being enforced uniformly throughout the state of Arizona no other districts in Arizona are monitoring thier PC’s in this manner; Saegesser’s unconstitutional behavior is very surprising because she is actually the assistant of former senator Sonny (wife-beater) Borrelli who claims he is a retired Marine Corps veteran, and is now serving as a Mohave County Supervisor; and having somebody like Jodi Saegesser working for him is a slap in the face to all American citizens and a blatant example of hypocrisy. Choose better Borrelli. By the way; how convenient that Saegesser is the county supervisor assistant AND the GOP MCRCC Chair.. I’m sure there is much influence going on there in the county as usual.