The effort to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a major milestone accomplishment today as they have gathered over 1.5 million signatures to initiate the recall effort. However, the patriots who are organizing the recall effort still want to gather an additional 300 to 500 thousand extra signatures to avoid any challenges.
After reaching the milestone, the California GOP announced they would provide the volunteer group with $125,000 in funding to help pay for the remaining campaign effort. This is in addition to the RNC recently providing 250,000 to help better organize the next steps in the recall.
CALIFORNIA – […] Organizers say they have collected over 1.5 million signatures so far, although it’s not clear how many of them will be disqualified because of technical or other errors. Committees behind the recall hope to gather well beyond the required 1.5 million, to ensure it qualifies.
“We expect to collect another 400,000 signatures,” Rescue California campaign manager Anne Dunsmore said in a statement. With the six-figure donation, “we added a substantial line item to our budget.”
The contribution “will guarantee that we bring in enough additional signatures to hold Gavin Newsom accountable,” she added. (read more)
It’s gone well beyond the 1.5 million required but signatures will continue to be collected for the remainder of the petition period to insure that there are plenty of extras to make up for what the oppo will attempt to flush out.