Maine Additional Gasoline Tax Referendum (December 1941)
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| Topic Fuel taxes |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Maine Additional Gasoline Tax was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Maine on December 10, 1941. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying an additional tax on gasoline. |
A "no" vote opposed levying an additional tax on gasoline. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 14,520 | 31.12% | ||
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32,131 | 68.88% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Additional Gasoline Tax was as follows:
| “ | Shall the Law enacted by the 1941 Legislature entitled "An Act Imposing an additional Gasoline Tax" be Ratified? | ” |
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. There are 23 states that allow citizens to initiate veto referendums.
In Maine, the number of signatures required for a veto referendum is equal to 10% of the total votes cast for governor in the last gubernatorial election prior to the filing of such petition. Signatures for veto referendums are due 90 days following the final adjournment of the legislative session at which the targeted bill was passed. A simple majority vote is required for voter approval.
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