The Gavin Newsom recall election is happening in California.California Secretary of State Shirley Weber wrote in a letter to the Department of Finance that only 43 signatures in the petition to qualify the recall on the ballot were withdrawn statewide. The remaining 1,719,900 verified signatures more than meet the threshold for the recall to initiate.The recall required 1,495,709 valid signatures or 12% of the 12,464,235 votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election to qualify, which was met after final verification was due April 29. However, voters were given a 30-day period to request county officials to remove their signatures from the recall petition.The Department of Finance has until Aug. 5 to determine the cost of the recall election and submit it to the lieutenant governor and secretary of state's office, as well as the chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.That committee has 30 calendar days to review and comment on the estimates. Once the review period expires, the director of finance shall direct the state controller to transfer those funds.According to state law, the estimates for the recall costs must be posted on the secretary of state's website and printed in the state voter information guide.Now that the recall is happening, an election will decide on who would replace him. The secretary of state will certify the names of the candidates.The recall ballot would then have two parts. Voters would be able to vote "yes" or "no" on whether to remove the governor from office. The second question would give voters the option to vote for a successor candidate. If a majority of voters said yes to the first question to recall, the votes on the second question would be counted. The candidate who received a plurality of that vote would be the successor.The only California governor in state history to be recalled was Gov. Gray Davis in 2003, who was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Voters in that recall election faced a ballot of 135 candidates.
The Gavin Newsom recall election is happening in California.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber wrote in a letter to the Department of Finance that only 43 signatures in the petition to qualify the recall on the ballot were withdrawn statewide. The remaining 1,719,900 verified signatures more than meet the threshold for the recall to initiate.
The recall required 1,495,709 valid signatures or 12% of the 12,464,235 votes cast in the previous gubernatorial election to qualify, which was met after final verification was due April 29. However, voters were given a 30-day period to request county officials to remove their signatures from the recall petition.
The Department of Finance has until Aug. 5 to determine the cost of the recall election and submit it to the lieutenant governor and secretary of state's office, as well as the chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.
That committee has 30 calendar days to review and comment on the estimates. Once the review period expires, the director of finance shall direct the state controller to transfer those funds.
According to state law, the estimates for the recall costs must be posted on the secretary of state's website and printed in the state voter information guide.
Now that the recall is happening, an election will decide on who would replace him. The secretary of state will certify the names of the candidates.
The recall ballot would then have two parts. Voters would be able to vote "yes" or "no" on whether to remove the governor from office. The second question would give voters the option to vote for a successor candidate. If a majority of voters said yes to the first question to recall, the votes on the second question would be counted. The candidate who received a plurality of that vote would be the successor.
The only California governor in state history to be recalled was Gov. Gray Davis in 2003, who was replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Voters in that recall election faced a ballot of 135 candidates.
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