An Arizona appeals court has declined to hear a petition from state Attorney General Kris Mayes seeking to revive the indictment against 18 "fake electors" who claimed President Donald Trump won the state in the 2020 election.

In a terse Monday ruling from the three-judge panel, Chief Judge Kent Cattani wrote that the court "declines to accept jurisdiction" of her appeal based on its own "discretion."

In April 2024, an Arizona grand jury indicted 18 people for allegedly using so-called "fake electors" to fraudulently certify Trump's win in the state over his challenger, Joe Biden. Among those indicted were high-profile names, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and then-Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward.

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