Arizona: Tucson Mayoral recall fails with signature invalidation

The recall effort against Tucson Mayor Regina Romero (D) failed, with the clerk quickly invalidating 1500 signatures. Petitioners handed in about 26000. The needed about 24,700. The recall was over her moves to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Recall supporters previously complained about closing churches and restaurants as well as mask mandates to stop the spread of the virus. A former Republican Congressional candidate Joseph Morgan was one of the leaders of the recall effort.