Proponents of splitting California into 6 states are attempting to get on the 2016 ballot

Proponents of splitting California into 6 states are attempting to get on the 2016 ballot
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This weekend, a group that wants to see California split into six separate states hit the streets in an attempt to gather enough signatures to make it on the 2016 ballot. The Six Californias organization needs to get 808,000 valid signatures by July 18.

The idea for Six Californias came from a venture capitalist named Timothy Draper, the Los Angeles Times reports. He has spent $2 million on the proposal, which he believes will make it easier for businesses to thrive and for the governments of each state to run smoothly. "California has become the worst-managed state in the country," he said earlier this year. "It just is too big and too ungovernable."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.