Independence initiative passes; date set for secession vote

Political event

Voters pass an initiative calling for a special election on Californian independence.

Goldwater's attempts to control the state's trade relations fail. New funding restrictions and penalties, while painful, only serve to increase nationalist sentiment. The Condors sponsor an initiative calling for a plebiscite on independence to be held within the year. Auburn calls a special election. The initiative passes, meaning the plebiscite can proceed.