Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has appealed the dismissal of a case against six Republicans accused of submitting false elector certificates declaring Donald Trump the winner of Nevada’s 2020 presidential election. The case was dismissed due to the wrong venue being chosen to file the charges, with defense attorneys arguing that the statute of limitations had expired. The defendants, including state GOP chairman Michael McDonald and national party committee member Jim DeGraffenreid, faced charges of offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument.
The judge’s ruling to dismiss the case has led to conflicting opinions, with Ford stating that the judge got it wrong and vowing to appeal the decision, while defense attorneys declared the case dead. The trial, initially scheduled for January, has been pushed back to early 2025 due to scheduling conflicts, with a hearing planned for the defendants to challenge the indictment.
The case is part of a larger issue of false elector certifications in presidential battleground states, including Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Nevada Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske, a Republican, certified the state’s election results as accurate, leading to her censure by the state GOP. The investigation found no evidence of widespread voter fraud. The defendants in Nevada have argued insufficient evidence and lack of intent to commit a crime. As the legal battle continues, the controversy surrounding the 2020 election results in key states remains a contentious issue.
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