California Supreme Court Squashes Bid To Split State Into Three
The court ruled that the proposal to divide California can't be placed on the November ballot. A venture capitalist has spent years arguing the state would be better off as several smaller states.
by Camila Domonoske
Jul 19, 2018
2 minutes
California will be staying in one piece, at least for now, after the state's supreme court ruled that a proposal to divide California into three cannot be placed on the ballot in November.
Tim Draper, a wealthy venture capitalist, has spent years arguing that the Golden State would be better" This year, he got enough signatures to put it before voters â although experts said that even if the proposal passed, it would face a range of daunting legal and political hurdles.
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