Californian Independence Referendum (Jonny72438)

The 2022 Californian Independence Referendum took place on November 8, 2022, on the same ballot as the U.S. Senate election and the gubernatorial election. President Joe Biden said that if California voted for independence, they would get it on January 3, 2023, but he would endorse voting to remain a state. The referendum was organized by Yes California, which was backed by U.S. Senator Alex Padilla. The referendum was announced on February 20, 2022.

Aftermath
California gained independence on January 3, 2023. California's two seats in the United States Senate were removed, barely keeping a Democratic majority in the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris, 49-49. 40 Democratic seats were removed from the United States House Of Representatives, and 12 Republican seats were removed, and the House was now a 219-164 Republican majority. There was 54 electoral votes removed from the Electoral College, giving the electoral college 484 votes, with 243 now to win. California had $3.19 trillion US Dollars in GDP, and 3.78 trillion Californian Dollars, making it the fifth-largest economy in the world.