California recall election of Gov. Newsom gets underway as voters start receiving ballots

Ballots are now being sent to voters for California's gubernatorial recall election of embattled Gov. Gavin Newsom. In some counties, ballot drop boxes are already open and some elections offices are available for early voting, ahead of the Sept. 14 contest.

The 22 million registered voters in the nation’s most populous state are starting to receive their ballots amid a surge in campaign activity, as the Republican replacement candidates stepped up their attacks on the Democratic governor and Newsom kicked into higher gear his efforts to encourage Democrats and other supporters to cast ballots.  Newsom and his allies acknowledge that they need a strong turnout to counter Republican voters motivated to cast ballots in hopes of ousting the governor. "We’re putting everything out on the line. Just 30 days left, and we must encourage votes." Newsom told Latino supporters this past weekend at a get-out-the-vote event in a neighborhood on the east side of Los Angeles as he warned about the "consequential nature of this recall."