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California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a news conference with Bay Area AAPI leaders at the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco on March 19, 2021 in San Francisco, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with San Francisco Bay Area AAPI leaders to discuss the increase in violence against the Asian community and the recent series of shootings at spas in the Atlanta area that left eight people dead, including six Asian women.
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  • CA Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election after the GOP-led effort reached its signature goal.
  • Recall organizers met the minimum threshold to force a special recall election with more than 1.6 million verified voter signatures.
  • News of the recall election comes after Caitlyn Jenner announced her gubernatorial campaign last week.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election after a GOP-led effort to oust the governor reached its signature goal, state officials announced Monday.

Recall organizers met the minimum threshold to force a special recall election after submitting more than 1.6 million verified voter signatures from California's 58 counties, according to a preliminary report released Monday.

Some signatures still need to be verified, and the final report will be released on Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported.

If Secretary of State Shirley Weber certifies the petition and Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis calls the recall election, the LA Times reported, then voters are tasked with deciding whether or not to recall Newsom. If more than half of respondents say "yes," then voters must vote on who will replace Newsom. If the recall passes, Newsom is barred from being listed among the candidates.

News of the recall election comes after Caitlyn Jenner announced her gubernatorial campaign last week.

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