Judge Dismisses Nevada Fake Electors Case, Republicans Prevail
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Judge dismisses Nevada fake electors case over lack of jurisdiction
In a significant development, a Clark County judge has dismissed the charges filed against six Nevada Republicans who submitted an invalid slate of electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020. The judge ruled that Clark County was not the appropriate jurisdiction for the case, marking the first time that a case related to the Trump campaign's efforts to submit a false slate of electors has been dismissed.
Judge Mary Kay Holthus said she was unconvinced by state prosecutors' arguments that Clark County was the appropriate county in which to hear the case. The electors' attorneys had argued that a more appropriate venue would be in Carson City, where the illegitimate signing ceremony took place, or in Douglas County, where the fake elector documents were originally mailed from.
The ruling has been met with criticism from Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who said that the "judge got it wrong" and that his office will appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court. However, the state is unable to refile the case up north because a three-year statute of limitations expired in December.
The six defendants, including Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald and Republican National Committeeman Jim DeGraffenreid, were each indicted on two counts by a grand jury in December over their role in submitting fake election documents to federal and state election authorities that purported to cast Nevada's six electoral votes for Trump.
The defendants faced charges of offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, which together carry punishments of two to nine years’ imprisonment. However, the validity of the charges was not ultimately addressed in the ruling.
The decision comes as a loss for Ford, a Democrat, in a case that has had national resonance. Ford had previously challenged the constitutionality of the allegations, arguing that the state's claim that the fake electors intended to defraud state and federal officials was inaccurate, and that the documents were not forged but rather genuine documents containing "false information."
The ruling also marks a victory for Republicans, who have long argued that the charges were politically motivated. The case had been seen as a test of the limits of the Electoral College system and the ability of states to prosecute those who attempt to subvert it.
In other news, a recent poll has shown that Donald Trump trails Joe Biden by just 8% in New York, with nearly half of Jewish New Yorkers planning on voting for Trump over Biden in the upcoming election. Trump has also seen a surge of support among black New Yorkers, with 29% of black voters planning to vote for Trump in the 2024 election. The poll was conducted between June 12-17, 2024, and had a margin of error of 4.1 percent.
Sources:
yahoo.com
thenevadaindependent.com
thepostmillennial.com
In a significant development, a Clark County judge has dismissed the charges filed against six Nevada Republicans who submitted an invalid slate of electoral votes for former President Donald Trump in 2020. The judge ruled that Clark County was not the appropriate jurisdiction for the case, marking the first time that a case related to the Trump campaign's efforts to submit a false slate of electors has been dismissed.
Judge Mary Kay Holthus said she was unconvinced by state prosecutors' arguments that Clark County was the appropriate county in which to hear the case. The electors' attorneys had argued that a more appropriate venue would be in Carson City, where the illegitimate signing ceremony took place, or in Douglas County, where the fake elector documents were originally mailed from.
The ruling has been met with criticism from Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, who said that the "judge got it wrong" and that his office will appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court. However, the state is unable to refile the case up north because a three-year statute of limitations expired in December.
The six defendants, including Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald and Republican National Committeeman Jim DeGraffenreid, were each indicted on two counts by a grand jury in December over their role in submitting fake election documents to federal and state election authorities that purported to cast Nevada's six electoral votes for Trump.
The defendants faced charges of offering a false instrument for filing and uttering a forged instrument, which together carry punishments of two to nine years’ imprisonment. However, the validity of the charges was not ultimately addressed in the ruling.
The decision comes as a loss for Ford, a Democrat, in a case that has had national resonance. Ford had previously challenged the constitutionality of the allegations, arguing that the state's claim that the fake electors intended to defraud state and federal officials was inaccurate, and that the documents were not forged but rather genuine documents containing "false information."
The ruling also marks a victory for Republicans, who have long argued that the charges were politically motivated. The case had been seen as a test of the limits of the Electoral College system and the ability of states to prosecute those who attempt to subvert it.
In other news, a recent poll has shown that Donald Trump trails Joe Biden by just 8% in New York, with nearly half of Jewish New Yorkers planning on voting for Trump over Biden in the upcoming election. Trump has also seen a surge of support among black New Yorkers, with 29% of black voters planning to vote for Trump in the 2024 election. The poll was conducted between June 12-17, 2024, and had a margin of error of 4.1 percent.
Sources:
yahoo.com
thenevadaindependent.com
thepostmillennial.com
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