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Robert Bentley and former political adviser Rebekah Mason. (file photo)

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Alabama House of Representatives Clerk Jeff Woodard has issued subpoenas to Gov. Robert Bentley, former Bentley adviser Rebekah Mason and others for documents as part of an investigation of impeachment articles against the governor.

The requested material includes all communications between Bentley and Mason, cell phone records, payments to Mason and the governor's bank statements going back to 2011.

Special Counsel Jack Sharman, who is leading the investigation by the House Judiciary Committee into whether there are grounds for impeachment, asked for the subpoenas on Tuesday.

A subcommittee approved the request, and Woodard was directed to issue the subpoenas today, according to press release from House Public Information Officer Clay Redden.

The chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Rep. Mike Jones, R-Andalusia, said those receiving subpoenas have until 5 p.m. on Oct. 10 to deliver the requested documents to Sharman.

"If they fail to comply, we will take appropriate action," Jones said in the press release.

Ross Garber, an attorney for the governor's office, has said the Judiciary Committee does not have the authority to enforce subpoenas.

Jones said that is a matter for a court to decide.

Subpoenas were issued to Bentley, individually and as governor; Bentley for Governor, Inc.; Michael H. Echols; Jon Mason; Rebekah Mason; the Alabama Council for Excellent Government; JRM Enterprises Inc.; and RCM Communications, Inc.

Sharman said they had not been cooperating with the investigation.

Bentley's lawyers disputed that and said they had turned over more than 1,500 pages of documents on Tuesday.

The governor says he has broken no laws and done nothing to warrant impeachment.

Sharman requested many documents from Bentley going back to when the governor took office in January 2011.

Among those requested documents are bank accounts statements; payments to Rebekah Mason; daily and weekly schedules; cell phone bills and usage histories; a list of email and social media accounts; audio or video recordings of conversations with Rebekah Mason; and emails, texts and other communications with Rebekah Mason, Jon Mason, Spencer Collier, Stan Stabler, Ray Lewis and Cooper Shattuck.