By Ben Giles | Arizona Capitol Times
Rep. Albert Hale won’t go to court to challenge Sen. Carlyle Begay’s qualifications for office, but Hale may run against Begay for his Senate seat in 2014.
After attempts to get the Apache County Attorney’s Office or the Attorney General to oust Begay from his Senate seat were unsuccessful, Hale, D-St. Michaels, was left with the opportunity to pursue his own case. Begay was appointed to Senate from Legislative District 7 in July.
Hale has argued that Begay, who moved from his longtime residence in Gilbert to Ganado shortly before his appointment, doesn’t meet the residency requirements for office and is usurping his seat in the Senate.
But Hale declined to file his own lawsuit against Begay, citing the high costs of pursuing the case privately, said his attorney, Tom Ryan.
