says 72% of registered voters oh poe the split. 17% support it. if for some reason voter as prove it, it has to be signed off by the legislature, is u.s. congress and the courts. the measure was backed and funded by billionaire investor tim draper that says the state government has rotted. watch. >> in california, we can't do worse. we pay the highest taxes and get the worse service. we have the worst education, we have the worst infrastructure. >> draper is the same guy that in 2012 and 2014 that spent millions trying to split california into six separate states. shep? >> shepard: the critics are screamin about trace. >> right. for example, you have a lot of chaos that could happen. for now, southern california gets a lot of its water fm northern california. that would likely end or be tied up in the courts for years. then there's the political ramifications. we would gain four new u.s. senators and keep the same