The charges were related to their alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
A"Vote Here Today" sign is seen outside a polling station, Nov. 3, 2020, in Fallon, Nev.A Clark County, Nevada, judge on Friday dismissed the charges filed by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford against six so-called "alternate electors" related to their alleged efforts toThe move makes the Nevada case the first one among the five state-level 2020 fake elector cases to be dismissed.
Judge Mary Kay Holthus ruled during a hearing Friday that she is not convinced that Clark County is the appropriate jurisdiction for the case, given the allegedly fake elector documents were originally mailed from Douglas County and the so-called false signing ceremony took place in Carson City -- both in western Nevada.The defendants' attorneys had argued that Carson City or Douglas County would be a more appropriate jurisdiction for the case.
"We disagree with the judge's decision and will be appealing immediately," a spokesperson for the Nevada attorney general's office told ABC News., the attorney general is unable to re-file the case in Carson City or Douglas County because a three-year statute of limitations expired in December.
Those charged were some of Nevada Republican Party's top officials, as well as Trump's key allies in the state, including Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald, Nevada Republican Party National Committeeman Jim DeGraffenreid, Nevada Republican Party Vice Chairman Jim Hindle, Clark County Republican Party Chairman Jesse Law, and Republican operatives Shawn Meehan and Eileen Rice.
In Arizona, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, several Trump allies and several alleged fake electorsIn Michigan, Attorney General Dana NesselThree Trump associates allegedly tied to the former president's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election were also
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