‘Fake electors’ case will be heard in Las Vegas in February

The case against Nevada’s so-called fake electors will be considered in Clark County again early next year.

District Judge Mary Kay Holthus scheduled a hearing on Feb. 2 for six Republicans facing criminal charges over their actions in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

The new court date is the latest in a years-long case. In November, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled the case can be prosecuted in Clark County, reversing a lower court decision that led to its filing in Carson City. Attorneys in February will argue whether the case should continue.

The defendants are: longtime Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald; former Clark County Republican Party Chairman Jesse Law; James Hindle, the state’s party vice chair; James DeGraffenreid, the Nevada party’s national committeeman;