. >> reporter: dunsmore thinks the delta variant and election timing with back to school could be problematicewsom. >> i think they were expecting that covid will be gone. people will forget and he's home free. people aren't going to forget. >> reporter: is governor newsom pleased with the september 14th recall date? >> i mean we're ready to go. >> reporter: senior wip e repu answer my question theicaai wants to get the recall the republican side are against climate change. they do not stand for our immigrant communities and they don't represent our values as californians. >> reporter: so how does recall voting work? every registered voter will receive a vote by mail ballot which counties will send out in august. there will be two questions on the ballot. the first, should governor newsom be recalled? if more than 50% vote yes, then question number two comes into play. vote for an alternative candidate of which there are currently dozens. whoever gets the most votes wins. kate larsen, abc7 news. >> you check out our special coverage of california's last recall called total recalled on our abc