The ballot initiative to divide California into three separate states has hit a roadblock at the state Supreme Court, which on Wednesday ordered the initiative taken off the November ballot, saying “significant questions” have been raised about its validity.

California Supreme Court blocks referendum on splitting state

Published time: 18 Jul, 2018 20:42

The court is considering a challenge to the measure brought by the environmentalist group Planning and Conservation League, which argues ballot initiatives can’t change a state’s government structure so drastically. State officials had agreed in June to put the question up to a vote, after it had gathered more than 420,000 legitimate signatures from Californians.

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