Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Cigarette and Tobacco Excise Taxes Referendum (1926)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323 | |
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| Topic Taxes and Tobacco laws |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 2, 1926. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote approved requiring retailers to pay an excise tax on the sale of tobacco smoking products. |
A "no" vote opposed requiring retailers to pay an excise tax on the sale of tobacco smoking products. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 62,254 | 33.57% | ||
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123,208 | 66.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 322-323 was as follows:
| “ | Referred Bill - Referendum Ordered by Petition of the People Referred by the Oregon Retail Cigar Dealers Association, 734 Morgan building, Portland, Oregon; Oscar T. Olsen, secretary and treasurer, 408 East Fiftieth street, Portland, Oregon; Edward G. Gavin, president, 867 East Yamhill street, Portland, Oregon; W. G. Keady, 983 Stephens street, Portland, Oregon; A. E. Melin, box 373E, route 6, Portland, Oregon; J. H. Oliver, 715 East Sixteenth street north, Portland, Oregon; S. S. Rich, 666 Flanders street, Portland, Oregon - CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAX BILL - Purpose: To require retail dealers in cigarettes, cigarette papers, wrappers, tubes, smoking tobacco and snuff to pay an excise tax to the state upon the sale of such articles and to attach to every package thereof tax stamps purchased from the state as evidence of such payment, when or before selling the same, the proceeds to go into the general fund of the state, and to require such dealers to procure licenses from the county clerks before transacting such business, the counties retaining half of such license money, the state receiving the remainder. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
The number of signatures required for a veto referendum was equal to 5% of the total votes cast in the last Supreme Court justice election.
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Footnotes
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