In a series of legal developments, Nevada has charged six Republican fake electors for their involvement in a scheme to overturn former President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. At the same time, Wisconsin has reached a legal settlement with 10 false electors, affirming Biden's victory.

These actions on Wednesday are part of a larger 2020 plan to persuade Republican-controlled legislatures in election battleground states to name their own Trump-friendly electors. The indictments in Nevada mark it as the third state, following Michigan and Georgia, to bring charges against Republicans who served as fake electors during the 2020 election.

Meanwhile, in Wisconsin's civil lawsuit, the Republican electors have admitted their efforts to overturn the election results and have acknowledged Biden's victory as legitimate. This settlement puts an end to the legal battle in Wisconsin regarding the selection of electors.

It is important to note that in U.S. presidential elections, voters do not directly choose the President; rather, their ballots determine each state's slate of electors who then select the President in a process mandated by the Constitution.

Former President Donald Trump, who is currently the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, has been at the forefront of the false claims of a stolen election, which ultimately led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters on January 6, 2021.

Special Counsel Jack Smith's federal indictment against Trump includes a charge stating that Trump and his allies sought slates of phony electors to support their false claims of victory over Biden.

Commenting on the Fake electors schemes, University of Michigan law professor Barbara McQuade highlighted their potential importance in Smith's investigations, stating that they could produce valuable witnesses and documents to bring accountability for abuse of power.

Despite the rejection of widespread election fraud claims by multiple courts, state reviews, and even members of Trump's own administration, Trump and some of his supporters have continued to embrace these false claims. The ongoing legal proceedings involving electors may have an impact on the four criminal cases that Trump currently faces as he seeks to challenge President Joe Biden in the upcoming November elections.