Missouri Tobacco Tax Amendment (2012)
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The Missouri Tobacco Tax Amendment did not appear on the November 2012 ballot in the state of Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment.
The measure would have allowed voters in Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis to set and control local taxes on cigarettes or tobacco products.[1]
A total of nineteen similar initiatives have been filed with the Missouri Secretary of State.[2]
Text of measure
The ballot title for the petition relating to initiative reform reads:[1]
Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to allow voters in counties and certain cities to set and control local taxes on cigarettes or tobacco products within their county or city?
The proposal has no fiscal impact (change in costs, savings, or revenues) for state and local governmental entities since it would only modify the constitution to allow the establishment of local tobacco taxes if submitted to and approved by voters.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Missouri signature requirements
To qualify for the ballot, the initiative required signatures from registered voters equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the 2008 governor's election from six of the state's nine congressional districts. Signatures on behalf of all initiative petitions for the 2012 ballot were due to the secretary of state’s office by no later than 5 p.m. on May 6, 2012.
See also
Related measures
External links
- Constitutional Amendment Relating to Local Taxes on Cigarettes or Tobacco Products: version 1, version 2, version 3, version 5, version 6, version 7, version 8,
version 9, version 10, version 11, version 12, version 13, version 14, version 15, version 16, version 17, version 18, version 19
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri Secretary of State, "Constitutional Amendment to Article X, Relating to Local Taxes on Cigarettes or Tobacco Products, version 9 2012-099," accessed January 12, 2012
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Twelve Initiative Petitions Approved for Circulation for 2012 Ballot," January 25, 2012
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