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AG Ford Refiles ‘Fake Electors’ Forgery Case in Carson City District Court

December 12, 2024 5:07 pmDecember 20, 2024 9:35 am

Editors note: This article has been updated to include a comment from John Sadler, Communications Director for the Office of the Attorney General. Shortly after announcing his 2026 for Nevada governor today, Attorney General Aaron Ford (D) engaged in another political move by refiling forgery charges in Carson City District...

AG Ford Appeals ‘Fake Electors’ Case to NV Supreme Court

August 1, 2024 1:28 pmDecember 12, 2024 4:14 pm

Attorney General Aaron D. Ford filed a motion with the Nevada Supreme Court requesting expedited consideration of the appeals filed in the “fake electors” cases. “I have asked the Nevada Supreme Court to expedite its consideration of our appeals in the ‘fake electors’ cases,” said AG Ford. “It is imperative...

Judge Considers Motion to Dismiss ‘Contingent Electors’ Trial

March 4, 2024 1:16 pmMarch 8, 2024 2:01 pm

A Clark County judge will consider a motion to dismiss felony charges against the six Republican contingent electors (maliciously referred to as “fake electors”) who were indicted by a grand jury last year. District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus has scheduled the hearing for April 22. Last December, Nevada Attorney...

Six Republican ‘Fake Electors’ Indicted by NV Grand Jury

December 6, 2023 12:29 pmDecember 11, 2023 2:43 pm

Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that six Nevadans have been indicted by a grand jury in the Eighth Judicial District Court, “due to their actions in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.” The defendants include NV GOP Chairman Michael McDonald, Vice Chair Jim Hindle III, Republican...

Governor Lombardo Throws Shade At The GOP

November 1, 2023 12:13 pmNovember 2, 2023 9:45 am

Yesterday in a broadcasted interview with Nevada Newsmakers, Republican Governor Joe Lombardo threw some shade at the Nevada GOP and the RNC in response to to Sam Shad’s questions about the First in The West Caucus versus the state-run primary. One question posed by Shad to Lombardo was leading, in...

Exclusive: RNC Launches Nevada Bank Your Vote

September 13, 2023 1:12 pmSeptember 13, 2023 4:07 pm

Today during a press conference, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced Nevada’s state buildout for “Bank Your Vote” and launched the State Leadership Team. Bank Your Vote encourages voters to pledge to “bank” their vote before Election Day. Prior to today’s press conference, Republican leaders provided The Globe...