Organizers Of Recall Effort Of Gov. Jared Polis Have A Tall Task Ahead July 10, 2019

The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office approved a petition to recall Gov. Jared Polis on Monday. Dismiss Polis organizers and proponents have until Sept. 6 to collect more than 631,000 valid signatures in order to get the recall question on a ballot.

Polis has been in office for six months as of Monday making him eligible to be recalled, per state recall petition rules.

As Sept. 6 is a little more than two months away meaning signature gatherers will need to get more than 10,000 signatures a day for 60 days.

According to the group’s statement of grounds to recall, they cite four bills the governor signed into law: a bill allowing Colorado to cast its presidential electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote; another bill gives local governments more control over oil and gas drilling and changes the mission of state regulators of the industry; the third bill sets new requirements for sexual education curriculum in schools that teach it; and finally, the so-called Reg Flag bill which allows judges to order firearms be removed from those who are deemed a significant risk to themselves or others.