Nevada Gov Vetoes Bill To Criminalize Fake Electors

The Associated Press reports:

Nevada Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made the western swing state the first in the country to make it a crime to sign certificates falsely stating that a losing candidate has won a certain state.

The bill seeking to crack down on so-called fake electors would have established penalties of between four and 10 years in prison. Democratic state Attorney General Aaron Ford endorsed the legislation, while some public defenders opposed it, calling it too harsh.

In 2020, six Nevada GOP members signed certificates falsely stating that former president Donald Trump won the state and sent them to Congress and the National Archives, where they were ultimately ignored.

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Governor Lombardo will do anything to protect election deniers and fake electors. pic.twitter.com/CO2uoAL3va

— NV Dems (@nvdems) June 2, 2023

Look it’s Joe Lombardo and one of the fake electors from Nevada .? https://t.co/MfjHe1HXgC

— Wilson (@WilsonC57102397) November 12, 2022