Effort to recall California governor has enough signatures to trigger election

The California Secretary of State's office announced Monday night that the state had verified 1.6 million signatures.

The California Secretary of State's office announced Monday night that organizers had collected enough verified signatures to trigger an election to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Organizers needed just short of 1.5 million verified signatures to trigger a statewide ballot. The state announced that it had verified 1,626,042 signatures, with more to verify in the coming days. The announcement Monday evening triggered a 30-day period where voters could remove their signatures from the list. It's a small procedural hurdle to clear considering that the state has already verified more than 100,000 signatures over the necessary number, with more to come. If the necessary number of signatures still stands after the 30-day period, the state Department of Finance will then have an additional 30 days to assess the cost of the recall election. Another 30-day period will begin after that effort, where the Joint Legislative Budget Committee will be able to review the cost estimates.