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Shirley Weber explains recall election on Sept. 14

September 14th
Christian Carlos. Pen 360 Press [P360P].

On September 14, 2021, a referendum will be held in California that aims to revoke the mandate of current Governor Gavin Newsom who has held office since 2019.

In 2003, the state held its third successful referendum to remove Gray Davis and elect Arnold Schwarzenegger, so the September 14 election represents a fourth effort to remove the California governor.

It should be noted that California is one of the 19 states in which recall elections can be allowed in the US; to promote such elections, 1,495,709 signatures were required; that is, 12 percent of the total votes cast in the immediately preceding election for the post of governor.

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