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New Mexico Two-Cent Tax on Cigarettes Referendum (1930)
| New Mexico Two-Cent Tax on Cigarettes Referendum | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 4, 1930 | |
| Topic Taxes | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type Referendum | Origin Citizens |
The New Mexico Two-Cent Tax on Cigarettes Referendum was on the November 4, 1930, ballot in New Mexico as a veto referendum. The ballot measure was defeated, meaning the law was repealed.
The veto referendum repealed a law that enacted a tax of $0.02 per pack of 20 cigarettes, along with taxes on cigars and other tobacco products.[1]
The ballot measure was the first veto referendum to appear on a statewide ballot in New Mexico.
Election results
| New Mexico Referendum (1930) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| No | 53,668 | 84.50% | ||
| Yes | 9,847 | 15.50% | ||
Election results via: Roswell Daily Record, "Tobacco Tax Defeated is Final Result of Canvass," December 2, 1930
Path to the ballot
Signatures were collected to place the veto referendum on the ballot. The veto referendum targeted Senate Bill 93 (SB 93), which the New Mexico State Legislature approved on March 14, 1929.[1]
See also
- New Mexico 1930 ballot measures
- 1930 ballot measures
- List of New Mexico ballot measures
- List of veto referendums
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