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The effort to force a recall election for Gov. Gavin Newsom reached another milestone this week, though it will likely be several more weeks before we know whether the issue will head to voters this year.

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Organizers of the recall effort said this week they have collected more than 2 million signatures on petitions to force a vote later this year.

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If the campaign’s results hold steady from last month, when state officials reported that almost 84% of the initial signatures were valid, there would be more than enough certified petitions to trigger an election.

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Recall organizers need almost 1.5 million valid voter signatures to qualify the ballot measure, a number equal to 12% of the total votes cast in the 2018 gubernatorial election. latimes.com/california/sto…

Recall backers said they have already submitted 1.8 million signatures to elections officials and will complete their efforts before Wednesday, the deadline set by a state judge who extended the process last year to account for pandemic delays.
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Registrars of voters in California’s 58 counties have until April 29 to finish reviewing the petitions.

The timing of a recall election depends in large part on the signature-validation process.

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