Missouri Proposition B, Transportation Tax Measure (August 2002)
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| Topic Administrative organization and Fuel taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Missouri Proposition B 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 increase the sales and use taxes by 0.5% and fuel taxes to $0.04 per gallon to fund highways and transportation until July 2013, unless extended by voters, and creates an inspector general for the transportation department. |
A "no" vote opposed enacting a law to increase the sales and use taxes by 0.5% and fuel taxes to $0.04 per gallon to fund highways and transportation until July 2013, unless extended by voters, and creates an inspector general for the transportation department. |
Election results
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Missouri Proposition B |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 255,575 | 27.47% | ||
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674,779 | 72.53% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition B was as follows:
| “ | Official Ballot Title Proposition B Proposed by the 91st General Assembly (Second Regular Session) CCS HS SCS SB Nos. 915, 710 & 907 Section 116.180, RSMo Shall Missouri statutes be amended to impose additional sales and use taxes of one-half cent on the dollar and an additional motor fuel tax of four cents per gallon, for highway and transportation purposes until July, 2013, unless extended by a vote of the people, and establish an inspector general within the department of transportation? An additional one-half cent sales/use tax on tangible personal property and four cent per gallon motor fuel tax for highways, roads, bridges and public transportation generated total annual tax revenues approximately: State: $431,000,000 Local: $52,000,000 | ” |
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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