Democrats file suit claiming Woodhouse recall petition signatures invalid

The Democratic Party, battling an effort to unseat state Sen. Joyce Woodhouse, sued in Clark County District Court claiming that more than 5,500 signatures on a recall petition against her are invalid.

The lawsuit, filed Monday by Democratic Party attorney Marc Elias, claims more than 3,000 of the signatures submitted in the recall effort came from people who are not registered to vote in Senate District 5, did not vote in 2016 or are not registered to vote at all.

The party also said more than 2,000 petition signers filed forms with the Nevada secretary of state’s office to have their signatures removed from the Woodhouse recall, claiming they were misled by canvassers, deemed the recall a waste of taxpayer dollars or didn’t remember signing.

“Our review of the petitions and signature removal forms has found that Republicans are in fact well below the threshold of eligible signatures needed to push this process forward,” Elias said in a statement. “And it appears to be an insurmountable deficit. We will respect the legal process and are eager to present our challenge in district court.”

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