Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305, Excise Tax for School Maintenance Initiative (September 1950)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305 | |
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| Topic Education and Taxes |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Arizona on November 7, 1950. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported providing an excise tax for the maintenance of public schools. |
A "no" vote opposed providing an excise tax for the maintenance of public schools. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 32,218 | 21.28% | ||
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119,179 | 78.72% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 304-305 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT RELATING TO EXCISE TAXATION AND IMPOSING AN EXCISE TAX FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES TO BECOME EFFECTIVE IN THE EVENT THE ELECTORS SHALL APPROVE A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION ENTITLED "PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF ARIZONA BY WHICH IT IS PROPOSED TO ADD TO ARTICLE 11 THEREOF AN ADDITIONAL SECTION TO BE NUMBERED 11 RELATING TO MAINTENANCE OF KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLS, COMMON SCHOOLS AND HICH SCHOOLS." | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election.
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Footnotes
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