AN INITIATIVE TO SPLIT CALIFORNIA INTO SIX STATES HAS FAILED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT SIGNATURES. THE PROPOSAL, MADE BY SILICON VALLEY VENTURE CAPITALIST TIM DRAPER, NEEDED SUPPORT FROM 808,000 TO QUALIFY FOR THE NOVEMBER 2016 BALLOT. OFFICIALS SAY A CHECK CONDUCTED BY COUNTY REGISTRARS FOUND ONLY 750,000 OF THE SIGNATURES COLLECTED WOULD BE CONSIDERED VALID. DRAPER HAD GATHERED OVER 1 MILLION SIGNATURES AND INVESTED AROUND $5 MILLION INTO THE INITIATIVE.
