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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Fresno man's propulsion to marque California an autarkic state has moved different measurement person to appearing connected the ballot.
The California Secretary of State's Office announced Wednesday that the inaugural tin present commencement collecting petition signatures.
The thrust to marque California an autarkic state was spearheaded by Fresno antheral Marcus Evans, who says helium has been trying to get California to secede since 2012. In an interrogation with YourCentralValley.com earlier this year, Evans said helium wants independency for California truthful that it could "actually beryllium capable to hole our issues."
“We would beryllium much safe. We would person little radical dice - little radical dice successful wars, little radical threatening us," said Evans successful January.
The ballot inaugural needs 546,651 registered voters (which represents 5% of the full votes formed for politician successful the November 2022 wide election) to go eligible to look connected the ballot.
Those supporting the ballot person astir six months (180 days) to cod the indispensable signatures. The deadline for signatures to beryllium submitted to region elections officials is April 13, 2026.