"We are going to re-file the ballot initiative so we can start the clock back for five-and-a-half months," said Marcus Ruiz Evans, the leader of Calexit.
"We felt that we had the requisite number of signatures, but we did not have the insulation amount. You want to get about 550,000 signatures, but most people will tell you that you need an additional 100,000-300,000 because a lot of those signatures will be invalidated," he said. "Given that this is a radical political concept, we figured that it would be under a high level of scrutiny."
If voters approved it, it would have put the non-binding question on the 2028 ballot: "Should California leave the United States and become a free and independent country?" The measure also would have established an official commission to study California's viability as an independent nation.
CBS News Bay Area asked Ruiz Evans about his response to those who would say Calexit failed because of the decision to re-file.
He points towards other movements, such as the legalization of cannabis and same-sex marriage, that took several attempts and many years to come to fruition.
While the movement gained notariety following Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election, Ruiz Evans previously told CBS News Bay Area that his idea for California to secede dates back to 2007.
"The deadline to re-file is mid-August. We're looking to do this at the beginning of August," he said.
"The climate is riper than ever," he said. "The soil is more fertile than it's been in 10 years."
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