California governor gears up for recall fight as critics say they’ve reached 2m signatures

If at least 1.5m of those signatures are validated, the state will hold an election to recall Gavin Newsom this year

Gavin Newsom is gearing up for a recall challenge, with the California governor's fiercest critics saying they have filed the signatures needed to call an election to remove him from office.

The Wednesday deadline to submit at least 1.5m valid voter signatures to trigger a gubernatorial recall has come two days before the anniversary of California's first statewide shelter-in-place order. Counties now have until the end of April to verify petition signatures.