Nevada Judge Dismisses Forgery Case Against 2020 Fake Electors

General9 sourcesAug 14, 2026

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The Story

Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus on Thursday dismissed for the second time a case involving six defendants who faced charges of illegally claiming they were Nevada’s electors after President Donald Trump was declared the loser in the 2020 presidential election.

This dismissal marks the latest setback in swing states’ efforts to prosecute fake electors who tried to keep Trump in the White House after he lost to Joe Biden in 2020. This is the fourth such prosecution nationwide to fall apart. The group of defendants includes Nevada GOP chair Michael.

What they agree on

A Nevada judge dismissed the criminal case against six Republicans accused of being "fake electors" in the 2020 presidential election.
The defendants were accused of submitting a bogus certificate falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of Nevada.
Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus issued the dismissal on Thursday.
This marks the second time the case has been dismissed and is described as the fourth such prosecution nationwide to fall apart.
The group of defendants includes Nevada GOP chair Michael.

Where they split

The Washington Examiner and The Hill explicitly state that the judge dismissed the case "for the second time," a detail not present in all other reports.
Raw Story and RedState frame the dismissal as "another attempt to hold fake electors accountable falls apart" or "Another ‘Fake Electors’ Case From 2020 Presidential Election Collapses," emphasizing the broader pattern of such cases failing.
CNN and UPI provide straightforward reports of the dismissal without extensive commentary on the broader implications or previous dismissals.
Anchorage Daily News and Courthouse News Service focus on the charges of "forging a certificate" against the electors.