Governor Newsom recall signature threshold met

Enough signatures have been collected to start the process for a recall election in California. The next phase is a 30 day waiting period for individuals to withdraw their signature. After those 30 days, if there are still enough signatures for a recall, the next phase in the recall process will be implemented.

From Newsmax:

The state has verified more than 1.6 million names as of Monday, passing the almost 1.5 million threshold to qualify for a ballot, Secretary of State Shirley Weber said in a statement. There is now a 30-day period for voters who signed the petition to withdraw their names, which an anti-recall campaign is pushing.

County officials have until Thursday to certify the validity of remaining signatures.

“A recall election will be held unless a sufficient number of signatures are withdrawn,” Weber said.

The likely election promises to be an expensive spectacle in the most-populous U.S. state, where Newsom opponents have seized on resentment over California’s coronavirus shutdowns and response to the pandemic.

The Democratic governor has tried to paint the recall effort as a radical movement by Republicans trying to rally their base after President Donald Trump’s defeat.

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