Missouri Referendum 1, Cigarette Tax for Schools Referendum (October 1955)
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| Topic Public education funding and Tobacco and cigarette taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Referendum 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Missouri on October 4, 1955. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law that places a tax of one mill per cigarette to fund the State School Moneys Fund. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law that places a tax of one mill per cigarette to fund the State School Moneys Fund. |
Election results
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Missouri Referendum 1 |
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230,851 | 70.69% | ||
| No | 95,717 | 29.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum 1 was as follows:
| “ | Referendum Measure No. 1- (Submitted by Sixty-eighth General Assembly). Providing a tax of one mill per cigarette on all cigarettes sold in this state and placing all money produced by this tax in the State School Moneys Fund. | ” |
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Missouri General Assembly to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 82 votes in the Missouri House of Representatives and 18 votes in the Missouri State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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