2020 Alternate-Elector Effort: State-by-State Status

StateArizona
Document / conductRepublican electors submitted an unofficial Trump-Pence certificate.
Status as of September 2026Existing prosecution dismissed; refiling permitted and AG said she intended to seek a new indictment.
Key distinctionDismissed with potential refiling; not a conviction or merits acquittal.
StateGeorgia
Document / conductRepublican electors submitted an unofficial certificate; prosecutors alleged it was part of a broader scheme.
Status as of September 2026Chesebro pleaded guilty; remaining Georgia prosecution dismissed in November 2025.
Key distinctionCompleted guilty plea and later dismissal of other defendants are different outcomes.
StateMichigan
Document / conductRepublican electors signed documents stating they were duly elected and qualified electors.
Status as of September 2026Charges against 15 remaining defendants dismissed at preliminary examination; AG declined appeal.
Key distinctionAG expressly says dismissal was neither guilt nor innocence.
StateNevada
Document / conductRepublican electors submitted a Trump-Pence certificate after Biden won Nevada.
Status as of September 2026Case dismissed in August 2026; AG said he planned to appeal.
Key distinctionJudge's ruling addressed evidence of fraudulent intent and grand-jury disclosure.
StateNew Mexico
Document / conductRepublican slate used conditional language.
Status as of September 2026AG investigated, found no prosecution available under then-existing law, and recommended statutory changes.
Key distinctionConditional wording and statutory gaps matter.
StatePennsylvania
Document / conductRepublican slate expressly conditioned the certificate on later lawful recognition.
Status as of September 2026No comparable state criminal prosecution of the slate is relied on here.
Key distinctionThe conditional language materially differs from several other states.
StateWisconsin
Document / conductRepublican electors signed a Trump-Pence certificate; civil litigation examined its intended use.
Status as of September 2026Electors settled civil claims; Troupis, Chesebro and Roman separately face active criminal charges and pleaded not guilty.
Key distinctionCivil settlement is not criminal conviction; criminal charges remain allegations.