(CNN) Leaders of the campaign to recall California Gov. And of those nearly 1.1 million signatures, the counties have only verified a portion so far. Longtime recall observers in California say that high percentage is a strong indicator that the recall will ultimately qualify for the ballot if recall proponents stay on track with that validation percentage as they turn in additional signatures. Under the California Constitution, the leaders of the recall must turn in 1,495,709 valid signatures by March 17, which is equivalent to 12% of the votes cast in the last gubernatorial election. "There's an old thing my mom taught me that says, 'You find whatever you look for,'" Newsom said during the January meeting .

Source: CNN February 21, 2021 23:48 UTC