California Governor Newsom to face recall vote in September

Drive by Republicans to unseat governor of US’s largest state will go to California voters in rare special election.

A Republican-led drive in the United States to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, a leading Democrat, will go to a special vote on September 14, a state official declared on Thursday after the state’s top election official certified a recall petition. The race to remove Newsom 2-1/2 years into his four-year term is shaping up to be chaotic, as several high-profile Republicans – including transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner and former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer – have said they will run to replace him. Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis said in a statement that a special election would be held on September 14 to determine “whether Gavin Newsom, Governor of the State of California, shall be recalled, and if the majority vote on the question is to recall, to elect a successor”.