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Arizona Proposition 300, Prohibition of Food Tax Amendment (1974)
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| Topic Food and beverage taxes and Food policy |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 300 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Arizona on November 5, 1974. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting taxes on the sale of food or food products. |
A "no" vote opposed prohibiting taxes on the sale of food or food products. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 300 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 215,769 | 45.42% | ||
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259,297 | 54.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 300 was as follows:
| “ | AN AMENDMENT OF SECTION 42-1312, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AND TITLE 42, CHAPTER 8, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, IS AMENDED BY ADDING ARTICLE 1.3. SEC. 20. REFERENDUM; TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX; FOOD EXEMPTION; REIMBURSEMENT TAX; VOTE | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Arizona Constitution
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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