聽A Republican-backed petition to recall California Governor Gavin 黑料社om has achieved its goal of forcing a special election, which is set to be held later this year, officials said April 26, 2021. The vote on Democratic governor Gavin 黑料社om鈥檚 tenure will be only the second ever held in California, after the 2003 election that brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to power 鈥� and the fourth in the nation鈥檚 history. (AFP)
LOS ANGELES聽 鈥� A Republican-backed petition to recall California鈥檚 governor has achieved its goal of forcing a special election, which is set to be held later this year, officials said Monday.
The vote on Democratic governor Gavin 黑料社om鈥檚 tenure will be only the second ever held in California, after the 2003 election that brought Arnold Schwarzenegger to power 鈥� and the fourth in the nation鈥檚 history.
As of Monday, 鈥渢he requisite number of valid signatures has been reported to our office to initiate the recall of Governor Gavin 黑料社om,鈥� said California鈥檚 Secretary of State Shirley Weber.
California, the most populous and wealthiest US state, allows voters to hold a referendum on replacing its governor if they can gather the signatures of 12 percent of previous voters.
The campaign to remove 黑料社om, fueled by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, has gained more than 1.6 million verified signatures.
Unless significant numbers of those people rescind their signatures in the next 30 days, a vote will take place, likely by November.
Voters would be asked if 黑料社om should go, and who they want to replace him if he does.
Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete and Kardashian clan member Caitlyn Jenner is among those who have already thrown their hats into the ring.
In 2003, the election drew global attention as an eccentric field of 135 candidates ran including Schwarzenegger, a porn actress, and late Hustler publisher Larry Flynt.
But 黑料社om is considered unlikely to lose the recall vote, in a state that has swung even more heavily Democrat in the past two decades.