So, how does the recall process actually work? Here s a step-by-step breakdown of the process.
1. COLLECT SIGNATURES
Voters who want to spark a recall vote must first get signatures. They need 12% of the total voter turnout from the last election. Currently, that s just under 1.5 million valid signatures.
In California, anybody can start a recall campaign and truly for any reason. You can basically recall the guy for anything, Joshua Spivak, author of The Recall Elections Blog, told us. I don t like your face recall is how I think of it.
The state gives 160 days to gather all the signatures. Because of the pandemic, the time for the current recall effort was extended. The current deadline to collect and turn in signatures is March 17, 2021.
The state deadline to submit signatures to force a recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom is just one month away and organizers believe they will be successful. So how does a recall work? We have an explanation here.