Hollywood sign in California. (Joshua Comins/Fox News)
To qualify for the November 2028 ballot, Evans must collect the signatures of at least 546,651 registered voters by July 22. If approved, the measure wouldn't trigger independence for the Golden State.
Instead it would declare a "vote of no confidence in the United States of America" and an "expression of the will of the people of California" to become an independent country without changing the state’s government or its relationship with the U.S.
In addition, a 20-member commission would be established to study whether California could govern itself and its viability as a nation.
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The Golden Gate Bridge is awash in warm light from the setting sun in San Francisco, California, February 13, 2015. (Photo by John Gress/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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