The signature deadline for recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom has passed, and campaign members voiced optimism as the last petitions were turned in. Members of the Recall Gavin 2020 campaign submitted nearly 22,000 signatures March 17 at the Orange County Registrar of Voters office in Santa Ana. “Today is a historic day,” volunteer Sky Jones of Yorba Linda told The Epoch Times. “We’re turning in the last signatures, and I want everyone to see this.” The effort to recall Newsom was launched last June after some took issue with the state’s handling of the CCP virus pandemic. Campaign organizers have said they collected more than 2.1 million signatures from 58 counties, surpassing the nearly 1.5 million verified signatures needed to trigger an election. If enough signatures are verified, the recall election will take place within 60 to 80 days of the signature verification. Government Overreach? Jones said she began supporting the recall initiative last summer after witnessing what she said has been an overreach …
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