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Judge dismisses charges in Nevada fake electors case over venue question, attorney general to appeal
![John Locher FILE - Nevada GOP chair Michael McDonald, right, shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, Jan. 27, 2024, in Las Vegas. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d4881ca7ad6545b6bef6036b6e9411af/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Nevada GOP chair Michael McDonald, right, shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, Jan. 27, 2024, in Las Vegas. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
![Wade Vandervort FILE - Judge Mary Kay Holthus presides in court in Las Vegas, March 4, 2024. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (Wade Vandervort/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8ae0d6099f224984b6973f8d60b460a5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Judge Mary Kay Holthus presides in court in Las Vegas, March 4, 2024. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (Wade Vandervort/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)
![Bizuayehu Tesfaye FILE - Nevada's Attorney General Aaron Ford, left, and Matthew Rashbrook, a special prosecutor, enter the courtroom where Nevada Republicans accused in a fake elector scheme are being arraigned on Dec. 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment, Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc99f76483544b66899c00f5922aabc0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Nevada's Attorney General Aaron Ford, left, and Matthew Rashbrook, a special prosecutor, enter the courtroom where Nevada Republicans accused in a fake elector scheme are being arraigned on Dec. 18, 2023, in Las Vegas. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment, Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
![L.E. Baskow FILE - Nevada State GOP Chairman Michael McDonald announces President Donald Trump before he speaks at the Nevada Republican Party Convention, June 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8f5235eaabe64e2f88ffe6a4b9c04878/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Nevada State GOP Chairman Michael McDonald announces President Donald Trump before he speaks at the Nevada Republican Party Convention, June 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday, June 21, 2024, against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow, File)