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The Arizona document, dated Dec. 7, 2020, lists the names of 11 electors voting for the Republican candidates while the state's actual 11 electors cast their votes on Dec. 14 for now-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The National Archives sent the forgery to Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to alert her to the document and telling her it was being rejected, per Politico. A spokesperson with the archives replied to PEOPLE's request for comment with a statement. "The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) is a part of the National Archives and Records Administration and, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, coordinates certain functions of the Electoral College between the States and Congress. Acting as an intermediary, we review the Certificates of Ascertainment and Vote as soon as we receive them from their respective States and the District of Columbia," the spokesperson said in an email. "Given the gravity of this violation," Hobbs continued, "I am referring this matter to the Arizona Attorney General's Office for further investigation and possible prosecution." Hobbs and her Michigan counterpart, Secretary Jocelyn Benson, have both sent the forged certificates to the House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the capital.