I'm live-interviewing Morgan Hill & Nancy Berto, both of Boise, of the Committee to Recall Tom Luna:

Huckleberries: Tell us about the number of signatures and process needed to put this measure on the Idaho ballot?

Morgan Hill (chairman and manager of committee to recall Tom Luna ... will manage statewide effort to get signatures): We need 158,106 signatures. Once we reach those signatures, the secretary of state will give Tom Luna 5 business days to resign or file for a special election. That would basically dictate when that date would be. It could be this year. We decided to start on April 16. We have 75 days after April 16 to hit the required number of signatures.

• Huckleberries: Why a petition campaign when a referendum against the Luna legislation would require less signatures?
• Morgan Hill: If we do support the referendum and let's say it's a success and bills are put on ballot in 2012, you'd still have the architect of the legislation in power. He still could inflict more damage on the public education system in the future. Most importantly, this for the first time in Idaho history, would send a message to statewide and legislative officials that the people are paying attention and listening. And they are ready to take action if there voices are not being heard.
• Huckleberries: Collecting 158,106 signatures will be quite a feat. How confident are you that you can get that many in 75 days?
• Morgan Hill: The first step to that is setting up organization. We set up leadership out of Boise. The second part is setting up local organizers, which we call lead county organizers. The third part is mobilizing the public supporter. As of now we have the largest social media presence of any political organization in the state. We are a nonpartisan organization. We have Democrats, we have LDS conservatives in southeastern Idaho and we even have Tea Party advocates in Bonner County.
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• Huckleberries: You mentioned that you want to get rid of the architect, Luna. But don't you still have to deal with a governor who would appoint someone of the same stripe to fill that spot and a Legislature that embraced these so-called "reforms"?
• Morgan Hill: We're going to launch a public survey of a list of legislators and superintendents who we think would be viable replacements for Luna. We'll do in-person and online surveys to produce the top 5 candidates to hand to Butch Otter (if the recall succeeds). It would be a request from Idaho residents whom to consider for replacement. It'll be a test for the governor to show whether he's a governor of the people or protecting special interests.
• Huckleberries: How can people get involved in your effort?
• Morgan Hill: They can get involved at www.recalltomluna.org, where they can sign up to volunteer. They can get information on signing events there. They can download a pdf of the petition (available on April 16). They can also make a contribution to the campaign. There's a donate Paypal button on the site.  Our press releases will be on the site.