The Republican Party of Minnesota ramped up the pressure on absent House Democrats on Tuesday, announcing it would file recall petitions against DFLers who’ve boycotted legislative proceedings for three weeks.

The Minnesota Republican Party launched a recall election effort this week targeting all House Democrats who are continuing to boycott session, which is now in its fourth week.

As power-sharing negotiations continued in the Minnesota House Tuesday, Republicans opened another front to pressure Democratic-Farmer-Labor representatives to return to the state Capitol. Minnesota Republicans announced they’ll make good on their threats to file petitions to hold recall elections for 66 Democratic-Farmer-Labor House members boycotting the legislative session.