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OnDoutside

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Wed Jul 25, 2018, 10:39 AM Jul 2018

Measure to break California into 3 states removed from November ballot after court ruling

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/18/us/california-three-states-initiative-court/index.html

It looks like Californians won't be voting on whether to split their state into three.

The California Supreme Court shot down the controversial initiative from appearing on the November ballot in a unanimous decision, writing that "significant questions have been raised regarding the proposition's validity."
Proposition 9 would've asked voters whether California should separate into three states: California, Northern California and Southern California. It would've been subject to approval by US Congress. The initiative had gained enough signatures in June to qualify for the ballot on November 6.
"We conclude that the potential harm in permitting the measure to remain on the ballot outweighs the potential harm in delaying the proposition to a future election," the justices wrote.
The court directed the Secretary of State of California, Alex Padilla to refrain placing Proposition 9 on the upcoming ballot.
An environmental group, the Planning and Conservation League had filed the suit to remove the "3 Californias" proposition from the ballot last week.
The proposal to break California up is backed by Tim Draper, a venture capitalist, in a campaign called "Cal 3." He had said that splitting California up would allow regional communities to make better and more sensible decisions for their citizens to address the state's most pressing issues, including the school systems, high taxes, deteriorating infrastructure and strained government.
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Measure to break California into 3 states removed from November ballot after court ruling (Original Post) OnDoutside Jul 2018 OP
Tim Draper is a crook and a Russian stooge who thinks Elizabeth Holmes is a hero dalton99a Jul 2018 #1
I want CA to be adopted by Canada along with WA and OR Cicada Jul 2018 #2
Me to. Doreen Jul 2018 #3
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