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The county is mostly white, mostly Republican, has No Party Preference voters and is the latest of California’s counties that is trying to raise support to secede from the state. But none of the past efforts have worked.

THOMAS ELIAS: “We all know that our problem is representation,” complained one statehood supporter. “We don’t have a voice. We don’t have one representative in state or federal government that

Jul. 17—Sharon Durst, leader of the secessionist El Dorado state movement, knows people dont take attempts like hers seriously. Past efforts to split rural California counties off from the rest

At a town hall in El Dorado Hills, people gathered to discuss ways for El Dorado County to secede from California and push for statehood.

The idea of splitting California into two states is nothing new. But until recently, all such plans called for large new states.

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Activist Sharon Durst recently proposed at a community meeting that El Dorado County, just east of Sacramento, split from the Golden State.

Its a decades-old pursuit thats been attempted, thus far, unsuccessfully — but a group of El Dorado County residents are hoping to finally get their shot at breaking free from

The latest effort to secede from California is growing in rural El Dorado County, which sits just east of Sacramento and has fewer than 200,000 residents. But experts say it's unlikely to take hold.

The latest effort to secede from California is growing in rural El Dorado County, which sits just east of Sacramento and has fewer than 200,000 residents. But experts say it's unlikely to take hold.