Recall organizers needed to gather nearly 570,000 valid petition signatures to schedule an election. But county officials found only about 520,000 were valid, well below the threshold, after disqualifying nearly 200,000 signatures turned in.
They’re now in the process of verifying the signatures. At least 566,857 must be valid to force a recall election.
Recall organizers say they turned in 717,000 signatures. If at least 566,857 are valid, it would force a recall vote for the Los Angeles County District Attorney.
Just over 45% of Long Beach voters support removing Gascón with a recall vote, according to a CSULB poll released Monday.
Law enforcement officials have said there’s an “epidemic” of ghost guns, which can be built from kits purchased online—potentially avoiding background checks.
