Leaders of the recall effort to get Pamela Price out as District Attorney turned in a petition Monday morning to hold a special election. They collected over 123,000 signatures to be verified. They need 73,500 verified signatures to hold an election.
“I have never said it before but I am saying it today – we are going to win,” said Brenda Grisham, one of the recall effort leaders. “We shouldn’t have to do this, but for the safety of our community, the safety of our children, the safety of our businesses, this is something that had to be done. This is a right for the citizens of Alameda County.”
Ten boxes were handed over to the Alameda County Registrar’s Office. The county will have to verify each signature to see if it is eligible to count towards a recall petition. The county has 10 days to verify the signatures and if they can verify 73,500, the county Board of Supervisors will call for a special election.
“They said it wasn’t going to work, that we don’t have the money,” said Carl Chan, another recall effort leader. “When there is a will, there is a way and guess what? We all did it.”