Goodbye Newsom Chanted By Protesters As Recall Petition Signed by Nearly 2 Million
On 3/8/21 at 8:29 AM EST
Protestors hoping to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom have rallied outside the State Capitol, hours after a campaign hoping to unseat the Democrat announced it had gathered enough signatures to trigger a ballot on his future.
Hundreds of protestors gathered at the West Steps of the California State Capitol building, in Sacramento, on Sunday after campaigners looking to recall Gov. Newsom announced they had obtained nearly 2 million signatures.
In a tweet shared by independent reporter Brendan Gutenschwager, protestors were heard chanting goodbye Newsom near the end of the rally.
Updated on March 24, 2021 at 9:45 am
What to Know
An effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom began June 10, 2020. Petition supporters had until March 17 to collect 1,495,709 valid signatures.
The current petition effort is the fifth in a series of six recall petitions filed against Gov. Newsom. The others are currently inactive.
There have been 55 attempts to recall a California governor since 1911. One was successful and ended with voters sending Arnold Schwarzenegger to Sacramento.
In 2018, Gavin Newsom, then the lieutenant governor of California, was elected in a landslide as governor of the nation’s most populous state with nearly 62 percent of the vote. Two years and a few months later, it appears increasingly likely that voters will be asked whether he should be ousted from office after one of six recall petition efforts against him gains more signatures.
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In 2018, Gavin Newsom, then the lieutenant governor of California, was elected in a landslide as governor of the nation’s most populous state with nearly 62.
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