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New "Calexit" Bid For California Secession Approved For Signature Gathering In Effort To Put Measure On Ballot

Proponents of a potential ballot measure urging CA to secede from the US and become an independent country have been cleared for signatures.

Proponents of a future ballot measure urging California to secede from the United States and become an independent country have been cleared to gather signatures.

Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced Thursday that a measure introduced by Marcus Evans of Fresno must receive more than 500,000 signatures by late July.

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According to the text of the measure, the state would be required to create a 20-member state commission to study California's viability as an independent country in 2027 and to publish a report the following year.

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