A recall campaign against Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has been launched by a professional poker player after she called on the city to reopen, despite social distancing recommendations and the orders of Governor Steve Sisolak.
Professional poker player Doug Polk last week submitted filings with the local election authority to circulate a recall petition against Goodman. The move by Polk occurred after he witnessed Goodman’s April 22 interview on CNN when she offered the city up as a "control group" to see if quickly reopening businesses would result in new coronavirus infections.
After becoming aware of the relative simplicity of Nevada’s recall election law, Polk sent a letter of intent to the city of Las Vegas, the first step in the recall process.