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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303, Cigarette Tax Referendum (October 1947)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 | |
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| Topic Taxes and Tobacco laws |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on October 7, 1947. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying a one-tenth of one cent tax on each cigarette distributed or sold. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a one-tenth of one cent tax on each cigarette distributed or sold. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 302-303 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 103,794 | 42.42% | ||
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140,876 | 57.58% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 302-303 was as follows:
| “ | CIGARETTE TAX BILL - Purpose: To levy tax of one-tenth of one cent on each cigarette for the privilege of selling, using, consuming, handling or distributing the same, to be effective until June 30, 1949, or until a general sales tax becomes effective in Oregon, if such should occur sooner; to require dealers to purchase tax stamps from state tax commission and to affix same to smallest container of taxed cigarettes; to provide regulations for administration and enforcement of act, and to provide penalties for violation thereof; all revenues collected in excess of a $10,000 administration fund to be available for general governmental purposes. | ” |
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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