OD Harris in Criminal Court Over Missing Campaign Signs
- Valley Telegraph
- Oct 28
- 3 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
The Chandler City Council Member has a case relating to the destruction and disappearance of campaign signs opposing his re-election in 2024.
Trial Over Campaign Sign Destruction Postponed
The criminal trial in the Arcadia Biltmore Justice Court centers on allegations that Harris was allegedly involved in the destruction and disappearance of campaign signs opposing his 2024 re-election. The signs were created and distributed by a group of Chandler residents calling themselves “No OD.”
Chandler City Council Member OD Harris’s criminal trial in the Arcadia Biltmore Justice Court has been postponed to December 3, 2025, after his legal team requested a continuance. The trial was previously scheduled to begin on October 29, 2025.
Harris' case was previously in the local San Marcos Justice Court. The Honorable Jennifer Jermaine - a Democrat - is the judge there. It appears that the trial was moved to the Arcadia Biltmore Justice Court.
The Valley Telegraph first reported on the controversy last year. Below is a video - posted by and property of the No OD group - which appears to show evidence of disappearing signs.
New Campaign Finance Complaint Filed
In recent weeks, Harris has filed a campaign finance complaint with the Clerk of the City of Chandler, alleging that the No OD group may have violated state election laws by failing to register as a Political Action Committee (PAC). The Clerk is required to investigate such complaints.
Under Arizona law, groups that raise and spend less than $1,500 per election cycle are not required to register as a PAC. The spending limit increases by $100 every two (2) years.
A representative of the No OD group responded by email — seen by the Valley Telegraph — to the City Clerk — copying the City Council and Mayor — stating that their total spending remained below the statutory threshold. The email also appears to allege that Harris’ complaint could be seen as an attempt to stifle free speech and intimidate political opponents.
The allegations do not seem to center over the appropriateness of spending items, but rather if total spending was over the limit and if the campaign should have registered as a PAC. Registering as a PAC is a fairly simple process, though it imposes some administrative and legal burden on a campaign. The campaign seems to say it stayed under the limit and hence did not need to register.
Council Member’s Email Raises Questions
In a direct reply to the No OD group’s email Council Member Harris wrote, apparently from his official City of Chandler email account:
I will not allow you to bully or intimidate me. You attempted to bypass the election process and you just got caught.
By the way, I’m not worried about the lack of probable cause case!
Have an amazing day!
OD Harris
Councilmember
In his message, Harris appeared to suggest that the group’s campaign activities were an effort to “bypass the election process.” He also appeared to reference his ongoing criminal case involving the allegedly disappearing/damaged/destroyed No OD campaign signs.
Because several members of the No OD group have been called as witnesses in that case, Harris’ direct communication with them has raised concerns about the appropriateness of his remarks while the matter remains before the court.
City Clerk and Court Proceedings
The Chandler City Clerk’s Office has not yet issued a statement regarding the campaign finance complaint by Harris or the No OD group’s response.
The criminal case relating to allegations of stolen and damaged/destroyed campaign signs against Harris is scheduled to proceed in the Arcadia Biltmore Justice Court on December 3, 2025.
Keywords: OD Harris, Chandler City Council, No OD, campaign signs, campaign finance, Political Action Committee, Chandler news
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