The Democratic National Committee denies any GOP-initiated claims alleging that voter fraud occurred in Nevada, the Washington Examiner reports.
On Thursday, Republicans sent a criminal referral to the Justice Department regarding alleged voter fraud in Nevada.
"Our lawyers just sent a criminal referral to AG Barr regarding at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. We expect that number to grow substantially. Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV," the Nevada GOP tweeted.
Ballot counting has been ongoing in the state. Currently former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump.
GOP congressional candidates in Nevada filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske late Thursday. They claim the state used a flawed signature verification system and denied the party access to observe ballot counting proceedings.
The lawsuit states that "irregularities have plagued the election in Clark County, including lax procedures for authenticating mail ballots and over 3,000 instances of ineligible individuals casting ballots. Ballots have even been cast on behalf of deceased voters. Moreover, the public has often been prohibited from observing the processing of mail ballots, resulting in much of their work being done in the shadows without public accountability."
The DNC said it denies the allegations.
“Now, with nearly all of the votes in the state having already been counted, a group of plaintiffs backed by President Trump’s campaign has filed a lawsuit requesting a remedy that would meaningfully slow Clark County’s ballot processing just as its votes could swing the presidential election,” Democratic lawyers from Perkins Coie said in response on Friday.
''The Democratic National Committee and Nevada State Democratic Party plainly have a significantly protectable interest in this case … Two days after the election and after the canvass is well under way, two individual voters and two Republican congressional campaigns filed this lawsuit challenging Clark County’s election procedures. Plaintiffs’ claims are too late, rife with procedural deficiencies, and meritless.''
Judge Andrew Gordon set a hearing on the GOP request for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction for 5 p.m. Friday.
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