Colorado Lower Alcohol Drinking Age Initiative (2018)
| Colorado Lower Alcohol Drinking Age Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Alcohol | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Colorado Lower Alcohol Drinking Age Initiative was not on the ballot in Colorado as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have lowered the alcohol drinking age from 21 to 18 in Colorado.[1]
Support
James Leamon and Codey Tamez of Denver, Colorado, submitted the initiative for review and comment.[1]
Path to the ballot
James Leamon and Codey Tamez submitted the initiative to the Colorado Legislative Counsel for review and comment on January 13, 2017. On January 27, the counsel offered comments.[1] Compliance with these recommendations is not required. The next step is for proponents to submit a draft to the Colorado secretary of state, who will convene a title board to evaluate whether the initiative meets the single-subject rule and write a ballot title.
The number of signatures required for a successful petition is equal to 5 percent of the total number of votes cast for the office of secretary of state in the preceding general election. The same number of signatures is required for constitutional amendments, statutes, and referendums. In 2018, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is 98,492. In Colorado, petitioners have six months to collect signatures after the ballot language and title are finalized. The Colorado Constitution says that signatures must be filed three months before the election at which the measure would appear. In 2018, three months before the November election is August 6.
The measure did not qualify for the November 2018 ballot because it had either (a) never been cleared for signature gathering, (b) was abandoned by sponsors, or (c) otherwise reached a certain stage in the initiative process, but did not make the ballot.
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