Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon’s recall campaign on Wednesday yielded the county registrar’s 717,000 signatures—26 percent more than the 566,857 voter goal required if some signatures were rejected.
NORWAY, CA – JULY 06: Imelda Hernandez, whose son Christian David Silva was killed on February 22, 2020, welcomes a truck loaded with more than 700,000 petitions to call on Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon to sue. prosecutors. Los Angeles County Registrar/County Clerk Office on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in Norwalk, California. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
According to Fox News’ Bill Melugin, the campaign exceeded its 700,000 goal and rallied 150,000, weeks after two police officers ambushed a man who had been released because of Gascon’s soft policies.
BREAKING: LA DA Recall Campaign @GeorgeGascon reported that it had collected 717,000 signatures today. 566,857 needs to be verified. 700k for “laying” targets. They took over 150,000 in the last few weeks after the 2 El Monte cops were killed. @Fox News
– Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) 6 July 2022
As Breitbart News reported on Wednesday, the campaign had reached its goal of 10% of all registered voters in Los Angeles County by mid-June, but continued to garner more signatures. This is the largest petition in the history of the county.
Los Angeles, CA-July 06: Organizers submitted the 717,000 signatures required to begin the recall of court-indicted District Attorney George Gascon before the LA County Registrar/County Clerk in Norwalk on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Photo: Kate Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News via MediaNews Group/Getty Images)
A similar attempt failed in 2021, but activists and organizers gained greater public support for a second time.
The campaign hopes to commemorate Gascon, who was elected in 2020 with the multi-million dollar support of left-wing billionaire George Soros. Last month, San Francisco voters recalled radical district attorney Cheza Boudin.
NORWAY, CA-July 06: Emma Rivas of Torrance, who was killed on September 25, 2016, along with the organizers of her son Christopher Beasley’s attempt to rescue Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, has filed a lawsuit against more than 700,000 petitions. Los Angeles County Registrar Angeles / Office of the County Clerk, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, Norwalk, CA. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Both San Francisco and Los Angeles experienced waves of crime at the height of the Democratic Party’s efforts to meet the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement, including “criminal justice reform” and defending the police.
Los Angeles, California, July 06: Imelda Hernandez of La Habra protests while holding a photo of her son Christian David Silva, who was killed in Los Angeles County, as organizers provide Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon with the 717,000 signatures needed to initiate the recall. . Registrar/County Officer at Norwalk on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (Photo: Kate Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images)
If the signatures can be verified after legal trouble, Gascon’s recall could appear in the November vote in Los Angeles.
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