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Proposal to split California into three states

Voters in the state of California, touted as having an economy larger than most countries, could decide whether to support a plan calling for the Golden State to be split into three separate states. The man behind the scheme, venture capitalist Timothy Draper has gathered enough signatures for it to be included in the ballot papers in this year’s election. Virgina spilt into two sates in 1863.

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