2003 California Governor Recall election

Gavin Newsom Recall Petition Approved For Signature Gathering

March 31, 2025 1:03 pmMarch 31, 2025 1:03 pm

The petition to recall Governor Gavin Newsom was approved for signature gathering by California Secretary of State Shirley Weber on Monday, with Saving California, the group behind the recall effort, saying that petitions are already going out. According to a...

Gov. Newsom Will Decide On All Bills This Session Regardless Of Recall Outcome

September 8, 2021 11:26 am

Voters hoping for a quick and immediate transition of power should the recall election be successful next week will need to wait as much as 38 days for the next Governor to be sworn in according to the Secretary of...

New Lawsuit Challenges Constitutionality Of Recall Election, Filed In Federal Court

August 17, 2021 11:17 amAugust 18, 2021 3:59 pm

A new lawsuit spurred by a New York Times op-ed piece by two UC Berkeley professors that challenges the legality of the 2021 California Governor recall election was filed in a U.S. District Court over the weekend. Last week, UC...

The Summer of the Governors: What NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Resignation Means for CA Recall Election

August 11, 2021 2:20 amMarch 15, 2022 3:49 pm

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Tuesday amid a flurry of sexual harassment claims, becoming the second New York Governor to resign in 13 years. For the last several weeks, Cuomo faced mounting calls to resign due to the...

Actress, Activist Jane Fonda Nearly Ran For Governor This Year

August 5, 2021 2:30 amAugust 6, 2021 6:34 am

A new report by the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday revealed that activist and actress Jane Fonda explored and nearly filed paperwork to run for Governor of California during the recall election earlier this year. Earlier this year, concerns among...

Governor Newsom Speaks On Recall, Predicts ‘Profound Consequences’ For Democrats Nationwide If He Loses

July 31, 2021 2:17 amAugust 1, 2021 9:51 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom said in a speech Thursday that if he loses in September, that Democrats in California and across the nation could see their election and re-election chances be hurt for years to come. The Governor maintained that Democrats...

Caitlyn Jenner Files Motion, Joins Lawsuit Against Newsom’s Party Preference Efforts

July 7, 2021 2:55 pmMarch 23, 2022 11:47 am

California recall candidate Caitlyn Jenner announced on Tuesday that she joined a lawsuit to stop Governor Gavin Newsom’s efforts to be listed as a Democrat in the upcoming recall election. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story,...