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Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309, Cigarette Tax Referendum (1942)
| Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 | |
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| Topic Taxes and Tobacco laws |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Oregon on November 3, 1942. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported levying a one-tenth of one cent tax on the selling, handling, and distribution of cigarettes. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a one-tenth of one cent tax on the selling, handling, and distribution of cigarettes. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure Nos. 308-309 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 110,643 | 46.49% | ||
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127,366 | 53.51% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure Nos. 308-309 was as follows:
| “ | CIGARETTE TAX BILL - Purpose: Levies tax on selling, using, consuming, handling or distributing cigarettes, of one-tenth of one cent for each cigarette if sold for not over one cent each, or twenty per cent of retail price if higher; wholesalers required to purchase from state tax commission and immediately affix tax stamps to all cigarettes; retailers similarly required to stamp cigarettes not already stamped upon receiving them; provides regulations for administration and enforcement and penalties for violations of the act. After paying administration expenses, one-sixth of net revenue placed in fund for vocational training, five-sixths in public assistance fund administered by public welfare commission. | ” |
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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