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New ‘Calexit’ Proposal Could Allow California to Become Own Country

If it receives enough signatures, the proposed measure would be on the ballot in 2028.

California could become its own country. A proposal dubbed “Calexit” could allow the state to secede from the U.S. as early as 2028. The initiative, which received the go-ahead to start collecting signatures to get on the November 2028 election ballot, would ask voters: “Should California leave the United States and become a free and independent country?” The plan, introduced by Fresno activist Marcus Evans, was unsuccessful already twice when he tried to push the movement in the late 2010s, according to the San Francisco Standard. The outlet reported that the most signatures he’s received was “around 100,000.″ Now, it needs more than 500,000 signatures by late July. “Republicans now hate us in California more than ever,” Evans said to the local outlet. “The hate was palpable in 2016. But now it’s palpable and focused....We’re absolutely confident the time is now.” To be approved on the ballot, it would need 50% voter participation with 55% voting yes.