Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Clueless Reaction to His Recall Officially Going to Voters Explains Everything
By Victoria Taft
Governor Gavin Newsom’s reaction to news that his recall officially qualified for the ballot is an insightful tell about how little regard he has for the collective intelligence of Californians.
On Monday, the California secretary of state announced that enough signatures had been verified to qualify the recall of Gavin Newsom for a future ballot. But that’s certainly not the end of it, as the secretary of state pointed out in a series of Twitter posts.
“On 4/26 the CA Secretary of State’s Office notified counties that the required signatures for a potential recall were reached – what does that mean?”
On 4/26 the CA Secretary of State’s Office notified counties that the required signatures for a potential recall were reached – what does that mean? [2/8] https://t.co/8rMWS0mQJA
— CA SOS Vote (@CASOSvote) April 26, 2021
It turns out it means a lot of waiting.
The waiting game commences with 30 business days for people to withdraw their names from the petitions, ten business days for counties to report the names to the secretary of state, and if it still has enough signatures to quality, there will be an unspecified time for the state finance department to come up with how much the recall will cost.