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    California? Or Cali-Three-Nia? Proposal To Split State Will Be On Ballot In November

    The ballot initiative says the state of California is so enormous and diverse that it is "nearly ungovernable." Long a billionaire's pet project, the idea will go before voters this fall.
    by Camila Domonoske Jun 13, 2018 2 minutes
    An initiative to split California into three states has qualified for the November ballot.

    A proposal to divide California into three separate states will appear on the ballot in November, after an idiosyncratic, years-long quest by a venture capitalist.

    The measure, pushed by billionaire Tim Draper, received hundreds of thousands of signatures as required to be placed on the ballot. If it's approved by voters, the proposal would still require a congressional OK — and would very likely face legal to .

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