Montana Tobacco Disease Prevention, I-146 (2002)
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The Montana Tobacco Disease Prevention Initiative, also known as I-146, was on the November 5, 2002 ballot in Montana as an initiated state statute, where it was approved. The measure dedicated 49 percent of the state's tobacco settlement funds received each year for a statewide tobacco disease prevention program as well as for programs which provide health insurance benefits to Montanans who could not otherwise afford or acquire health insurance.[1][2]
Election results
| Montana I-146 (2002) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 209,638 | 64.96% | ||
| No | 113,065 | 35.04% | ||
Election results via: Montana Secretary of State
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:[3]
| “ | In 1998, Montana reached a settlement agreement with tobacco companies under which Montana will receive annual payments from the companies as long as cigarettes are sold in Montana. This initiative dedicates 49 percent of the settlement funds received each year for a state-wide tobacco disease prevention program designed to discourage children from starting to smoke and assist adults in quitting smoking. Funds would also be used for programs which provide health insurance benefits to those Montanans who cannot otherwise afford or acquire health insurance. The initiative also creates a tobacco prevention advisory board.
The initiative will annually require $14 million of tobacco settlement funds currently deposited in the state general fund to be deposited: $9.1 million into a fund for tobacco disease prevention and $4.9 million into a fund for providing health insurance benefits to those who cannot afford or acquire them. [4] |
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See also
- Montana 2002 ballot measures
- 2002 ballot measures
- List of Montana ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Montana
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "Historical Ballot Initiatives and Referenda," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "Archive Publications," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Montana Secretary of State, "2002 Voter Information Pamphlet," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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