An ambitious proposal to split California into six separate states may be quashed after it failed to garner enough signatures to make the November 2016 ballot.

Spearheaded by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper, the initiative would have divided California into six states, including "West California," "North California" and Draper's own "Silicon Valley."

Draper's group of organizers said over the summer they gathered over 1.1 million signatures supporting the Six Californias, way more than the required 807,615, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

But the Secretary of State's Office said Friday the organizers did not collect enough signatures. A standard random sampling of the petition's signatures found that only 66 percent, or 752,685 of the signatures, are valid, USA Today reported. The random tests are done to make sure the signatures are from registered voters.

For Draper, the random sampling further proves that California's current system is "archaic," the newspaper reported. Draper has long maintained that California's government cannot govern effectively because it's too big. Smaller states would be able to cater to each area's special interests, Draper argued.

Despite being shut down by the secretary of state, Draper's group remains hopeful because as of Monday they are still waiting on five counties that have yet to submit their signatures.

"We're waiting to hear from Los Angeles," Roger Salazar, spokesman for the Six Californias initiative, told the Chronicle. They are also waiting for signatures from Trinity, Mariposa, San Benito and Inyo counties.

"We're confident that we collected enough signatures to qualify."

Opponents say the plan would never get approval from Congress, let alone enough signatures even if they count the remaining counties, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.