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Petition filed to recall Henderson NV Senator Joyce Woodhouse

A petition has been filed to recall Henderson Senator Joyce Woodhouse.

Former Republican Assemblyman Stephen Silberkraus is leading the recall effort.

Nevada law does not require a reason to file a recall petition.

Silberkraus and Woodhouse did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

State Senate Majority Leader Aaron Ford blasted the effort, calling it a “pitiful attempt to subvert the will of voters.”

For the effort to succeed, signatures would need to be gathered from 25 percent of people who cast a ballot in the Senate District 5 in 2016. If that happens by Oct. 31, a date would be chosen to hold a special election.

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