Wealthy VCs Proposition to Split California into 3 States Qualifies for Ballot
An initiative to split California into three states has received enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, its author announced Wednesday night.
Venture capitalist Tim Draper said backers of what he has dubbed “CAL 3” would submit petitions with more than 600,000 signatures to election officials next week. The initiative needs signatures from 365,880 registered voters — 5 percent of the total votes cast for governor in the 2014 election — to qualify for the ballot.
“This is an unprecedented show of support on behalf of every corner of California to create three state governments that emphasize representation, responsiveness, reliability and regional identity,” Draper said.
Splitting California into three states would require congressional approval.
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