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"Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced a proposal to lower the minimum legal drinking age in California from 21 to 18.Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local government: Reduction in federal highway funds totaling roughly $200 million dollars annually. Increased state and local tax revenues associated with the sale of alcoholic beverages totaling possibly several million dollars annually. (15-0054.)The Secretary of State\u2019s tracking number for this measure is 1716 and the Attorney General\u2019s tracking number is 15-0054.The proponent of the measure, Terrance Lynn, must collect the signatures of 365,880 registered voters (five percent of the total votes cast for Governor in the November 2014 general election) in order to qualify it for the November 2016 ballot.The proponent has 180 days to circulate petitions for the measure, meaning the signatures must be submitted to county elections officials by April 26, 2016.The proponent can be reached at contact@theterrylynn.com.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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