Nevada Dems Asking Federal Court to Block Recall Efforts

Nevada Democrats are asking a federal court to block recall efforts targeting three state senators, before a special election can be scheduled. The request for a preliminary injunction was filed in a Las Vegas federal court. The filing requests that the court sets an expedited schedule with time for hearing and ruling on granting the injunction before Nov. 30 — before a recall special election could be held. The request argues that holding the recall elections under the present set of circumstances, would “burden, abridge, and deny the fundamental right to vote” for voters in the three state Senate districts. The injunction also claims that the recalls would violate the federal Voting Rights Acts.