Campaign to split California into 6 new states says it will be on the 2016 ballot

Campaign to split California into 6 new states says it will be on the 2016 ballot
(Image credit: Six Californias)

Organizers said Tuesday that they have more than enough petition signatures for a wild new ballot initiative in California: To break apart the Golden State itself, and create six separate new states in its place.

The "Six Californias" campaign said it has gathered 1.3 million signatures, well above the 808,000 that they would need to make it to the ballot, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. However, even if the signatures are valid, such a referendum would be held during the general election way off in 2016, rather than this November.

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