SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Californians will face a choice this November of whether to divide the nations most populous state into three, an effort that would radically shake up not only the West Coast, but the entire nation.
The Cal 3 initiative is driven by venture capitalist Tim Draper, who has tried and failed in the past to place an effort to break up California on the ballot, including a bid in 2016 to create six separate states. Backers of the measure argue California has become ungovernable because of its economic and geographic diversity as well as its population approaching 40 million people.
Election officials say this years effort gathered the roughly 365,000 signatures it needed to land on the general election ballot. It will be officially certified later this month. Even if it wins passage from voters, the measure would face significant hurdles.
