Arizona prosecution of fake electors

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State of Arizona v. Kelli Ward, et al. is a state criminal prosecution concerning the Trump fake electors plot in Arizona. The eighteen defendants, including eleven Arizona Republicans and seven Donald Trump associates, are accused of producing and attempting to use a certificate of ascertainment to falsely claim Trump had won the state's electoral votes in the 2020 U.S. presidential election in Arizona. The eleven fake electors included former Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward, who allegedly led ten other Republicans in signing the fraudulent certificate. Charges against one of the fake electors and one of seven Trump associates, were dropped after agreements were reached with the prosecution. The indictment contained nine criminal counts, including felony fraud, forgery, and conspiracy. In May 2025, a district court judge ordered the case sent back to the grand jury on due process grounds. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes appealed, but in June 2026, the Arizona Supreme Court...

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