Montana I-81, Sale of Table Wine Initiative (1978)
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Montana I-81 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Montana on November 7, 1978. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing grocery stores and drug stores to sell table wine for off-premises consumption, revising the relevant policies and sections, establishing a system to license table wine distributors, and imposing a tax on table wine. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing grocery stores and drug stores to sell table wine for off-premises consumption, revising the relevant policies and sections, establishing a system to license table wine distributors, and imposing a tax on table wine. |
Election results
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Montana I-81 |
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169,069 | 60.11% | ||
| No | 112,195 | 39.89% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for I-81 was as follows:
| “ | For allowing grocery and drug stores to sell table wine similar to the manner in which beer is sold Against allowing grocery and drug stores to sell table wine similar to the manner in which beer is sold | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. Proponents collected signatures to put the initiative on the ballot.
See also
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Footnotes
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