Updated | Judge throws out Trump voting lawsuit in Nevada
Presidential nominee’s legal team files lawsuit claiming early voting polls in Nevada were intentionally left open beyond their scheduled closing time • Judge dismisses claim
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s legal team has filed a lawsuit against the state of Nevada over the state allegedly keeping polling locations open beyond the designated closing time.
Trump’s lawyers are suing the county registrar of voters over a decision they say led to polling stations being left open for an additional two hours.
Voting is currently underway in the State of Nevada – a key battleground state – and is expected to close at 10pm (06:00 CET).
A spokesperson for the country has denied the allegations and said that polling stations did however allow people who were already in line at closing time, to vote.
A Nevada judge later denied the motion and said Trump's lawyers were asking the county to preserve evidence that it already had an obligation to preserve and that as a result, the suit is irrelevant. The judge also refused to issue an order in the case, saying that act could make the names of poll workers discoverable potentially leading to harassment.
Polls in Nevada suggest a tight race between the two candidates however, high registered democrat early voting turnout has been interpreted as having given Hillary Clinton the lead in the state.
