An initiative that could split California into three three states has gotten enough signatures to make its way onto the 2018 ballot, which means it will be voted on Nov 8.

According to the initiative named CAL 3, dividing the current state into California, Northern California, and Southern California would give Californians smaller government, better services, and lower taxes.

The initiative preserves all current county boundaries.

Since CAL 3 was initiated on Oct. 24, 2017, over 600,000 signatures had been gathered, according to initiative coordinator Tim Draper on April 12.

But even if Californians decide to divide into three states, it still needs Congressional approval to become law.

Actually, Californians tried to divide the state in two in 1859. The vote passed, but the Civil War started and Congress never addressed it.

According to the initiative, the new state of California would include six counties: Los Angeles, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

Northern California would include 40 counties: Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba.

Southern California would have 12 counties: Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Tulare.