“These cases will not be bound over to the circuit court,” Simmons, a state district court judge, said. “Each case will be dismissed.”

Simmons said the Michigan Republicans involved in the effort were trying to seek redress after Trump’s loss and attempted to perform their civic duties.

“The prosecution would like the court to believe that these named defendants were savvy or sophisticated enough to understand fully the electoral process, which the court does disagree because the document that was presented doesn’t even align with the level of sophistication that they want me to believe,” she said before announcing her decision.