Gray Davis Recall Vote to be Reality

Gray Davis Recall Vote to be Reality

Calif. Gov. Davis Will Face Recall Vote

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Democrat Gray Davis will have to fight to keep his job this fall in the nation's first gubernatorial recall election in 82 years, state officials announced Wednesday after tallying the results of a Republican-led petition drive that seemed farfetched just months ago.

Secretary of State Kevin Shelley said in a news conference that counties had reported 1.3 million valid petition signatures, well more than the 897,158 required for the recall to make it on the ballot. Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was expected Thursday to schedule an election, which could be held as early as Sept. 23.