Sacramento, Calif. : California is weeks away from determining if Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall.
Last week, organizers of the recall petition said they’ve gathered enough signatures to get a recall petition on the ballot. However, the California Secretary of State’s office has a different number.
More than 1.4 million valid signatures are required by law to get the recall on the ballot.
And here is an answer to the question why some people want to recall Gavin Newsom.
The recall petition was introduced in February 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic took over life in California. So, the reasons stated on the petition don’t actually have anything to do with Newsom’s handling of coronavirus.
The petitioners’ grievances include:
“Laws he endorsed favor foreign nationals, in our country illegally, over that of our own citizens. People in this state suffer the highest taxes in the nation, the highest homelessness rates, and the lowest quality of life as a result. He has imposed sanctuary state status and fails to enforce immigration laws. He unilaterally over-ruled the will of the people regarding the death penalty. He seeks to impose additional burdens on our state by the following; removing the protections of Proposition 13, rationing our water use, increasing taxes and restricting parental rights.”
But it’s one thing for recall supporters to get 1.5 million signatures in a state of nearly 40 million residents. It’s another for Democrats to lose a state that the party has been winning by 20 to 30 points.
