First Missouri Initiative to lower drinking age (2008)
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| Initiative to lower drinking age | |
| initiated state statute | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Subject | Lowers drinking age to 18 years old |
| Sponsored by: | Mikkelsen |
| Opposed by: | MADD |
| Current Status | |
| Status | Delayed to 2010 |
The First Missouri Initiative to Lower Drinking Age is an initiated state statute that would:
- lower the legal age for the manufacture, sale, supply, purchase, possession and consumption of alcohol from twenty-one years of age to eighteen years of age
- remove the age limit to sell or handle liquor or beer
- revise related criminal penalties consistent with the lower legal age
Contents |
Status: initiative stalled
The Missouri 18 To Drink campaign has concluded it can't collect the 100,000 signatures needed by May. Proponents are now aiming for the 2010 election, says organizer Michael Mikkelsen.
Proponents
- Mr. Michael Mikkelsen
It has been noted that drinking ages should be the right of the states to set-not federal issue. Other states running a similar initiaitve include: Kentucky, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Support
No information yet
Opposition
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is the leading opposition of this measure. "We welcome the attention to the drinking age," says MADD CEO Chuck Hurley. "The data is in fact overwhelming."[1]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says laws setting the drinking age at 21 have cut traffic fatalities involving drivers ages 18-20 by 13%.
Also, according to a federal mandate, 10% of of the states federal highway funds would be revoked if the drinking age is lowered.
