Judge Dismisses Nevada Alternate Electors Case Due to Jurisdiction Concerns

‘You have literally, in my opinion, a crime that has occurred in another jurisdiction,’ the judge says.

Clark County District Judge Mary Kay Holthus in a file photo. Wade Vandervort/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File

A Nevada judge on Friday dismissed the alternate electors’ case against six Republicans who were alleged to have submitted fraudulent certificates to Congress in the aftermath of the 2020 election.

Clark County Judge Mary Kay Holthus issued a bench ruling on Friday during a hearing at the Clark County District Court that dismissed the case, according to courtroom reporters. The judge said she was not convinced by state prosecutors’ arguments that Clark County was the proper venue to hear the case, appearing to side with defense attorneys who said the signing of the certificates occurred in Douglas County.