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Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303, Passenger Transportation on Railroads Regulation Referendum (1914)
| Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303 | |
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| Topic Business regulations and Transportation |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Arizona on November 3, 1914. It was approved.
A "yes" voted supported regulating the transportation of passengers on railroads and limiting the fee to a maxium of three cents per mile. |
A "no" voted opposed regulating the transportation of passengers on railroads and limiting the fee to a maximum of three cents per mile. |
Election results
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Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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20,968 | 63.20% | ||
| No | 12,210 | 36.80% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | An Act to provide for and to regulate transportation of passengers by common carriers on railroads within the State of Arizona between points in the State of Arizona, and to prescribe a maximum passenger rate to be charged by common carriers on railroads within the State of Arizona in transporting of passengers in intrastate business, and to provide for the manner of exempting railroads from the operation of this act under certain conditions, and to provide for the suspension of the operation of this act pending certain investigations before the corporation commission of the State of Arizona, and prescribing penalties for violations of any of the provisions of this act. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In Arizona, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 5 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. Proponents of the veto referendum had 90 days from the date that the bill was signed to collect signatures.
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Footnotes
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