The mayor of Las Vegas, sure they don’t have the power of, let’s say governor,\u201d Polk said. \u201cIn a lot of ways they’re more of a figurehead. But at the same time, I think that figurehead should have a responsibility to protect their constituency.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Polk and supporters have until Aug. 4 \u2013 90 days from when the campaign started \u2013 to get 6,745 signatures. However, not just anyone can sign.<\/p>\n
Not Just Any Signature Needed<\/h2>\n First, let\u2019s look at Las Vegas. To most people, Vegas is the Strip. But in actuality, most of the Strip resorts are not within the actual city limits. While 2.2 million live in the metropolitan area, only about 645,000 reside within the city.<\/p>\n
On top of that, the Nevada law also stipulates the signatures not only must come from registered voters, but from those who voted in the election Goodman won. So that means all 6,745 signatures must come specifically from the 26,979 who voted in the April 2, 2019 primary.<\/p>\n
In that election, Goodman, despite facing six challengers, cruised to victory. She won 83.5 percent of the vote. So, even if Polk gets each and every one of the 4,663 people who either voted for one of Goodman\u2019s opponents or bypassed the race (assuming none of those voters have died since then), he must get 2,082 Goodman voters from last year to sign the recall petition.<\/p>\n
Polk is still working an outreach plan to contact those voters from the 2019 election. But he told Casino.org<\/em> the initial reaction to the recall effort has been pleasantly surprising.<\/p>\n\u201cWe’re still getting everything rolling,\u201d <\/strong>said Polk, who now runs online poker training site UpswingPoker.com and posts YouTube videos. \u201cWe’re a small team. It’s a grassroots effort trying to make something happen, and we’re just trying to make sure we dot our i’s and cross all our t’s here.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nBy Saturday morning, Polk posted on Twitter that the first 10 signatures are ready to be acquired and he was hoping to secure more during the day.<\/p>\n
More information about the initiative is available at LVRecall.com.<\/p>\n
Goodman\u2019s only public response to the initiative came via Twitter on Thursday. \u201cThis is America,\u201d she tweeted. \u201cThat\u2019s his choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
One More Thing to Consider<\/h2>\n As if the recall process isn\u2019t challenging enough, Polk and supporters also have to get their signatures amid the COVID-19 crisis, where social distancing guidelines urge people to stay six feet or more away from others and fewer people are venturing out.<\/p>\n
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Not that this petition drive was suited for standing on street corners anyway, but it does add some wrinkles for Polk. When he filed his paperwork with the Nevada Secretary of State this past week, staffers told him petition guidelines remain the same, even with the ongoing pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
So, when Polk or supporters acquire signatures, they will wear gloves, use sanitizer, and practice social distancing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we felt we couldn’t do it in a safe way, we wouldn’t do it,\u201d <\/strong>Polk said. \u201cBecause if we were doing it in a non-safe way, we’re sort of defeating the entire purpose of what we originally started to do, right?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saturday marked the third day of an effort to recall Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, and the initiative led by a retired professional poker player is already picking up steam. Doug Polk posted on Twitter Saturday that he\u2019s received emails from hundreds interested in either helping the campaign or signing the petition. If successful, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":135348,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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