No, unfortunately, there is not workaround- the federal return must always be filed before any state returns and in your case, since your federal filing status is single it does not match the California filing status so the return must be mailed.
Registered domestic partners may not file a federal return using a married filing separately or jointly filing status. Registered domestic partners are not married under state law. Therefore, these taxpayers are not married for federal tax purposes.
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