Missouri Proposition A, Cell Phone Tax for 911 Services Measure (August 2002)
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| Topic Fees, licenses, and charges and Telecommunications infrastructure |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition A was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Missouri on August 6, 2002. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported enacting a law to establish a fee of up to $0.50 for every wireless telephone number to fund a wireless enhanced 911 service. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law to establish a fee of up to $0.50 for every wireless telephone number to fund a wireless enhanced 911 service. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 318,875 | 34.69% | ||
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600,274 | 65.31% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition A was as follows:
| “ | Official Ballot Title Proposed by the 89th General Assembly (Second Regular Session) Shall the Missouri Office of Administration be authorized to establish a fee of up to fifty cents per month to be charged every wireless telephone (cell phone) number for the purpose of funding wireless enhanced 911 service? | ” |
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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