(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election after more than 1.7 million signatures to a petition seeking a vote for his ouster were verified.
The California Secretary of State’s Office said Wednesday evening that enough signatures had been validated to confirm the recall election.
In launching the recall effort, supported cited the governor’s strict restrictions on individuals, businesses, churches and other entities to slow the spread of COVID-19. They turned in more than 1.7 million signatures by the March 17 deadline, according to Ballotpedia. Those who signed had until June 8 to request the removal of their signature from the petition. Only 43 were removed.
At the election, still to be scheduled, voters will answer two questions. They will be asked a simple yes or no question first: Do they want to remove Newsom? Next, they would be asked to select one of several candidates listed on the ballot as a potential replacement. According to state law, removing Newsom requires a simple majority vote. If that happens, whichever candidate receives the most votes on the second question would become the next governor.
Newsom is the second California governor to face a recall election. Former Democratic Gov. Gray Davis was recalled in 2003, and voters chose Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace him.
Source: The Center Square
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Where a problem exists is in the number of candidates running against Gov. Newsom. With at least three candidates, I fear the vote will be diluted. And there’s always the question that a replacement of Newsom may be worse that he is.
Sometimes the devil you know is better than the devil you don’t know.
I feel like the CA government has been working against its citizenry through the entire pandemic. And, as an American, I am incensed that normal media has accepted his trope that the recall effort was “A right wing coup.”
THE RECALL EFFORT IS NOT A COUP! It is part of the constitutionally prescribed process for removing Bad Governors! Come on, Citizen’s Journal, why don’t you have a reporter asking the hard questions to our least favorite gubernatorial person ?!?!
YES California Government has been working against us, but not just with Newsom.
Cannot happen soon enough, but watch the Democrat machine drag this out as long as possible to enable him to sow as much turmoil as possible…
The Republicans need to get their act together and run someone other than Jenner, Faulconer or Cox…
Moorlach or McClintock come to mind…
I agree George, but who are you voting for out of the three ?