Nevada’s Supreme court has unanimously reinstated the state’s case against six Republicans who signed certificates asserting themselves as legitimate electors for President Trump during the 2020 election dispute.
The ruling reverses a lower-court finding that the case belonged in Carson City, where the documents were signed, rather than in Las Vegas, where Attorney General Aaron Ford filed the charges.
The decision arrives days after President Trump issued pardons shielding the defendants from potential federal charges. Those pardons do not affect the state charges, which carry penalties of up to five years.
The defendants include Nevada GOP Chairman Michael McDonald, Vice Chair Jim Hindle, and Republican National Committeeman Jim DeGraffenreid. The case moves forward nearly five years after the elector certificates were submitted, contrasting with Michigan’s similar prosecution that was dismissed in September for lack of evidence of criminal intent.
Related elector cases continue elsewhere. Arizona’s prosecution is stalled after a judge found flaws in the grand jury process. Wisconsin’s case remains active against three Republican electors. Georgia’s case has been slowed by the removal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for a conflict of interest, though a new prosecutor has been assigned to take it over.
