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Oklahoma State Question 713, Tobacco Sales Tax Measure (2004)
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| Topic Taxes and Tobacco laws |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oklahoma State Question 713 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oklahoma on November 2, 2004. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported replacing sales tax on tobacco with new taxes, funding health programs and government services, penalizing tribes for compact violations, and adjusting income tax rates and exemptions. |
A "no" vote opposed replacing sales tax on tobacco with new taxes, funding health programs and government services, penalizing tribes for compact violations, and adjusting income tax rates and exemptions. |
Election results
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Oklahoma State Question 713 |
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763,034 | 53.35% | ||
| No | 667,239 | 46.65% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for State Question 713 was as follows:
| “ | The measure ends sales tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. The measure places a new tax on cigarettes. This tax will be 4 cents per cigarette. The measure places a new tax on other tobacco products. These taxes begin January 1, 2005. Some monies from the new taxes will be given to state, county, and local government. Some monies from these taxes will be used for various health-related purposes. These purposes include health care, building a cancer center, trauma care, long-distance medical care, substance abuse, breast cancer, and aid to hospitals and ambulance services. A committee is created to recommend rules regarding tobacco product taxes. The measure provides penalties for Indian tribes that break tobacco tax compacts. The measure makes several income tax changes. It makes the highest Method One individual income tax rate 6.65%. It increases the amount of certain retirement benefits not subject to income tax. It allows certain capital gains of an individual to not be subject to income tax. The measure sets maximum income levels for individuals making claims under the Sales Tax Relief Act. The measure makes other changes. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oklahoma State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and 24 votes in the Oklahoma State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. Bills that raise revenue must pass in both the House and Senate with at least a three-fourths supermajority to be enacted without voter approval; if a revenue-increasing bill passes by more a simple majority but less than a three-fourths supermajority, they must be referred to the ballot.
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