Fake Republican Electors attempted to steal the 2020 Election

There were 84 so-called fake electors in 2020.

In 7 states, they signed their names to official-looking Electoral College certificates on behalf of Donald Trump and formally submitted them, even though the states already submitted officially certified Biden Electors.

3 States had Forged Elector Ballots claiming to be the “Official” Certified Electors with Official State Logos and or attempts to copy the real ballots:

The Arizona and Georgia indictments went beyond their states’ fake electors, also taking the national strategy into consideration.

Trump’s former lawyer John Eastman was charged in both states.  

Kenneth Chesebro, one of the architects of the fake electors strategy, pleaded guilty to a felony in Georgia, and news outlets suggested he was implicated in the Arizona case as an unindicted co-conspirator.  Some of these people fed templates of elector certificates to multiple states that matched exact wording that might prove their involvement with those states.

Arizona - Forgery

All 11 of Arizona’s fake electors were indicted  on felony charges including conspiracy and forgery. Their scheme “would have deprived Arizona’s voters of their right to have their votes counted for their chosen president,” Attorney General Kris Mayes said.  Here is a picture of all the people who might have to serve time in Jail:

Georgia - Forgery

Three of Georgia’s 16 fake electors were indicted last year as part of the sweeping election interference indictment issued by a grand jury in Fulton County. They face felony charges including racketeering, forgery, and filing false documents. 

Michigan - Forgery

All 16 of Michigan’s fake electors were charged last year with felonies including conspiracy and forgery. One of the 16, James Renner, had his charges dropped in October 2023 in exchange for cooperating with the prosecution. 

Nevada – False Documents

All six of Nevada’s fake electors were indicted last year by a Clark County grand jury. Each is charged with two felonies related to filing false documents. Their trial is scheduled for January 2025. 

New Mexico - Conditional

New Mexico was one of two states where the fake electors added conditional language to their certificates, writing that “it might later be determined” that they were valid electors. Attorney General Raúl Torrez concluded that the five people who signed the certificate couldn’t be prosecuted under existing state law. He called for authority to prosecute similar conduct in the future. 

Pennsylvania - Conditional

Pennsylvania’s 20 would-be electors also included conditional language. In 2022, then–Attorney General Josh Shapiro determined that the fake certificate did not meet the legal standard for forgery as a result of that conditional clause, though he said it was “intentionally misleading and purposefully damaging to our democracy.” 

Wisconsin – Settled in Civil Suit

Wisconsin’s 10 fake electors have not been criminally charged at this time. They settled a civil lawsuit over their conduct in December 2023. As part of that settlement, they acknowledged taking part in an effort to overturn election results, and they acknowledged Biden was the rightful winner. 

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