
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election
CNN
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election, marking just the second time in state history that a special election will be held to recall a sitting governor.
State officials confirmed Wednesday that a recall election will proceed after just 43 people withdrew their signatures from petitions to recall the governor during a 30-day window required by state law. As a result, California's Department of Finance will now begin estimating the costs of the recall -- including costs of holding it as a special election or as part of the next regularly scheduled election -- which will then be submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state and the chairperson of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by August 5, according to a letter outlining the process from California Secretary of State Shirley Weber. A spokesperson for California's Department of Finance previously told CNN the recall would cost about $215.2 million. A date has not yet been set.
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