California secessionists withdraw 'Calexit' referendum petition after leader seeks Russian citizenship

On Monday, the organizers of the California succession ballot initiative formally withdrew their petition, less that three weeks after getting approval to start gathering the 585,407 valid signatures needed to qualify for the November 2018 ballot. Marcus Ruiz Evans, the ballot initiative's official proponent, made the request to the California secretary of state, explaining to the Los Angeles Times that "the biggest obstacle to Calexit is having a professional grassroots administration," but pet...