Electoral authorities in California have confirmed that the referendum (recall) promoters to remove Governor Gavin Newsom, one of the stars of the Democratic party, have collected a sufficient number of signatures, surpassing the required quorum of 1.5 million. The US media reports. The consultation could take place in the autumn.
Under state law, the recall will ask voters two questions: whether they want to remove the dem leader and, if so, who they want to replace him with.
Among the possible challengers, all in the Republican camp, former Congressman Doug Ose, former San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer, 2018 gubernatorial candidate John Cox, former Trump ambassador to Berlin Richard Grenell and Caitlyn Jenner, TV star, Decathlon gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics (when he was called Bruce) and transgender icon. Newsom, accused in particular for the too restrictive management of the pandemic, has already begun to raise funds to stay in the saddle for some time.
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