https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/26/newsom-recall-backers-have-enough-valid-signatures-to-qualify-for-ballot/

Backers of an effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom have turned in enough signatures to qualify for the ballot, the Secretary of State’s office confirmed Monday, clearing the way for voters in the Golden State to decide whether to remove a governor from office for only the second time in California history.

While the likelihood of a recall election has been all but a given for weeks, California Secretary of State Shirley Weber launched the campaign in earnest by announcing her office had verified 1,626,042 signatures reported by counties across the state, just over 130,000 more than needed. Republicans angered by the governor’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic fueled the effort and celebrated Monday’s news as a major victory in their ongoing longshot quest to unseat one of the country’s leading progressive politicians.