California, Ballot initiative

New "Calexit" bid for California secession approved for signature gathering in effort to put measure on ballot
A new bid to place a measure on the ballot that would ask California voters to approve the state's secession from the U.S. has been cleared for signature gathering.  Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced Thursday that a measure introduced by Marcus Evans of Fresno must receive more than 500,
Ballot initiative to make California an independent country cleared to gather signatures
California's first ballot initiative for the November 2028 election has been filed and cleared for signature gathering. It would allow the Golden State to become its own country—separate from the United States.
A free California? Trump visits as initiative to leave U.S. cleared to gather signatures
If California were a country, its economy would rank fifth internationally, behind only the U.S., China, Germany, and Japan. Despite having a population the size of Canada. It's home to one in eight Americans. Nationally, its residents contribute the largest amount to federal income tax coffers.
Measure for California to secede from US cleared to start gathering signatures
CALEXIT is looking to have California look into the question of whether or not they should remain part of the United States or be their own country.
California secession? Ballot initiative to make state a country is cleared to gather signatures
California's first ballot initiative for the November 2028 election has been filed and cleared for signature gathering. It would allow the Golden State to become its own country—separate from the United States.
Revived effort to put California secession on the ballot gets OK to collect signatures
A California secessionist has revived a campaign to put secession on the ballot, after the state gave him the green light to begin collecting signatures Thursday. Marcus Ruiz Evans, who is based in Fresno and heads the organization Cal Exit Now,
Kamala Harris stewing in California over monumental defeat — but still won’t take responsibility for her loss
I don’t see her getting a warm welcome back in California. She’s going to have to move to Montecito and become Meghan ...
California Independence Could Be on 2028 Ballot
California independence campaigners say President Donald Trump's second election victory strengthened their cause.
Fact check: Did an Orange County elections worker count a batch of ballots multiple times?
More than 1.4 million voters cast ballots in Orange County in the 2024 general election, 64.33% of those eligible to vote in ...
The Country of California? Secession debate revived by friction with Trump administration
Why some Californians want to exit the US With the Trump administration once again targeting California on multiple fronts, ...
Column: RIP Stu Spencer, California’s preeminent political consultant, advisor to presidents
Stu Spencer was not afraid to speak truth to power. It helped him hold the position of California’s preeminent Republican ...
USDA secretary nominee says politics shouldn't influence California wildfire response
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture says efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced by politics ...
Election results don’t support Trump’s claims of a landslide and mandate
Trump won the popular vote by the smallest margin of any president since Richard Nixon — for the second time, winning the ...
Trump’s war with California is already raging. Here are the biggest battles coming
When California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with distraught supporters in the days following the November election, he tried to walk a fine line between vilifying Donald Trump and acknowledging that there ...