Democrats could change 'weaponized' California recall system - 0 views
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That could include increasing the number of signatures needed to force a recall election, raising the standard to require wrongdoing on the part of the officeholder and changing the process that could permit someone with a small percentage of votes to replace the state’s top elected official.
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The governor noted that California has one of the nation’s lowest thresholds for the number of signatures needed to trigger a recall election.
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But the efforts faced pushback from those who organized the recall election against Newsom and questions from experts, who said California’s law is better than many others in limiting requirements that make it harder to recall politicians.
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