The required amount of signatures to recall California’s liberal Governor Gavin Newsom has officially been reached and the vote will move forward. California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber said that the threshold of verified signatures reported by counties — set at 1,495,709 — had been met. According to the secretary of state’s office, the effort reached more than 1.6 million total signatures.

Fox News reports:

“This now triggers the next phase of the recall process, a 30-business-day period in which voters may submit written requests to county Registrars of Voters to remove their names from the recall petition,” Secretary Weber said in a statement. “A recall election will be held unless a sufficient number of signatures are withdrawn.”

If after those 30 days the effort retains enough signatories, the Department of Finance will be given 30 days to estimate the cost of the recall election, and after that a budget committee will have 30 calendar days to review those estimates before the Lieutenant Governor sets the date for the election.

The recall ballot would ask voters to choose “yes” or “no” on the question of removing Newsom from office, followed by a selection of replacement candidates. More than 50% of voters would be required to “yes” to remove him. Then, the candidate with the most votes is elected governor.

According to data from the California Secretary of State’s office, there have been 54 previous attempts to recall governors. Only one was successful – the recall of Gov. Gray Davis in 2003. Former bodybuilder and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was selected as his replacement.

So far, former Olympic athlete and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, businessman John Cox, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, and former Rep. Doug Ose have all thrown their hats into the political ring.

Yesterday, California Democrats were dealt another blow as census data revealed the Golden State would be losing a House seat.