Recall Effort of Soros-Backed DA On Ballot

American News Jul 6, 2022 10:15 PM
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The campaign collected 717,000 signatures before Wednesday’s deadline.
The campaign to recall progressive Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon has collected more than 700,000 signatures before Wednesday’s deadline, vastly surpassing the official amount needed to proceed with the recall election.Fox News’ Bill Melugin reports that the campaign collected 717,000 signatures before Wednesday’s deadline. Of those 717,000 signatures, 566,857 need to be verified in order for the recall to proceed. The campaign’s original goal was 700,000 for “padding.“Melugin reports that the recall campaign received over 150,000 signatures in the last few days after two El Monte police officers were killed by a Los Angeles repeat offender released by George Gascon.“Their goal was 700k for ‘padding’. They received over 150,000 in t …