California Recall Election - How Much Does It Cost in 2021?

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The price tage of this recall is estimated at about 276 million dollars. Libby, how much does a recall election in the most populous state in the union cost in 20 21? The first question is, shall governor gave nesom be recalled or removed from office? Now governor newsom has to get 50 % plus one to stay in office. Shan, so once somebody gets a plurality of vote on the second question, they only have to beat the other challengers on the ballot. That theoretically is enough to elect them governor.

California could elect a Republican governor in a few weeks. KPCC reporter Libby Denkmann explains how. And the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law argues the state's recall election process is unconstitutional.

This episode was produced by Amina Al-Sadi with help from Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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