California has announced a proposal, known as Calexit, that would establish it as a separate nation from the US, officials have said.
The proposal for California to secede from the US was submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office on Thursday, according to a report.
The proposed “Calexit” initiative was a name borrowed from the UK’s “Brexit” departure from the European Union.
“Calexit” would ask voters to repeal part of the state constitution that declares California an inseparable part of the US.
A recent poll found that one in three California residents would support a possible secession from the US due to their opposition to President Donald Trump, according to the proposal.
No mention has been made of the president in the proposal.
If the proposal qualifies for the ballot and is approved by voters, it could be a step to a future vote on whether the state would break away from the rest of the nation.
The Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, said the group behind the proposal, Yes California Independence Campaign, was cleared to begin attempting to collect nearly 600,000 voter signatures needed to place the plan on the ballot.
The Yes California Independence Campaign’s website said: “In our view, the United States of America represents so many things that conflict with Californian values.
“And our continued statehood means California will continue subsidising the other states to our own detriment, and to the detriment of our children.”
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