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Gov. Gavin Newsom Recall Moves Forward After Petition Reaches 1.6 Million Verified Signatures

Jon Brown
Gov. Gavin Newsom Recall Moves Forward After Petition Reaches 1.6 Million Verified Signatures
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The effort to recall Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom reached the requisite number of signatures to land on the ballot later this year, according to a Monday announcement from the California secretary of state’s office.

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber said that the threshold of verified signatures reported by counties — set at 1,495,709 — had been met. According to the latest update, 1,626,042 signatures have been submitted and verified, as Fox News reported.

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