Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoes measure criminalizing fake electors

Joe Lombardo, the governor of Nevada, has rejected legislation that would have criminalized falsely stating that a losing candidate won a certain state.

The measure's fate was uncertain before Thursday, as Lombardo had not previously said whether he would sign it.

Lombardo said in his veto message that there should be "strict punishments" for people undermining confidence in elections, including those who present false slates of electors. But he added that the level of punishment in the bill was harsher than penalties that have been given to some domestic violence offenders and some of the most "extreme and violent actors on January 6."