California will vote on whether to remove Governor Newsom on September 14 Reuters

(Reuters)-Republican-led efforts to recall California Democratic Governor Gavin Newson will vote on September 14, the deputy governor said on Thursday.

The competition to replace Newsom is becoming chaotic because several well-known Republicans, including the transgender celebrity Caitlin Jenner, said they will run to replace him.

Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis said in a statement that a recall meeting will be held on September 14 to determine “whether California Governor Gavin Newsom (Gavin Newsom) should be removed. Then elect a successor.”

In California, the dismissal of the governor takes two steps. Voters decide whether to remove the current governor, and then choose a replacement on the same ballot.

Newsom’s campaign defined the dismissal as a seizure of power for Republicans, who had little other chance of obtaining statewide office in California, and the party represented only about a quarter of the voters.

However, due to frustration with the state’s launch of the COVID-19 vaccine, school closures and changes in public health rules, the campaign against him began to heat up.

“I am going to lead this recall and begin the California comeback to clean up our streets, reduce taxes on the middle class, and reopen our schools,” former San Diego Mayor Kevin Falcona wrote on Twitter , He is one of the Republicans running for governor.

Newsom, a former lieutenant governor and San Francisco mayor, was elected governor in 2018 with almost 62% of the vote. He will run for re-election in 2022.

The recall against Newsom began in February 2020 and is led by an organization called the California Patriot League, which opposes Newsom’s liberal politics. The recall has become a national Republican and a celebrity in this state with a large number of Democrats.

The last time Californians recalled their governor was in 2003, when Democrat Gray Davis was replaced by Republican Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger.