Utah Chain Store License Tax Referendum (1942)
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| Topic Business regulations and Business taxes |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Utah Chain Store License Tax Referendum was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Utah on November 3, 1942. It was defeated.
A "yes" was to uphold Senate Bill 44, which would impose a special tax and licensure fee for businesses operating in Utah with 10 or more stores. |
A "no" vote was to repeal Senate Bill 44. |
Election results
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 40,496 | 30.73% | ||
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91,271 | 69.27% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Chain Store License Tax Referendum was as follows:
| “ | An Act requiring licenses for retail stores, maintained or operated in Utah by chains having 10 or more stores; imposing special license taxes ranging from $50 to $500 annually for each store in Utah on effective date of Act, and from $500 to $5000, annually, for each store opened in Utah after such date, the amount of tax depending on the total number of stores in the chain, both within and without Utah, expressly exempting certain oil company stations, public utility stores, common carrier facilities, newspaper branch offices, and individually owned stores. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A veto referendum is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that asks voters whether to uphold or repeal an enacted law. This type of ballot measure is also called statute referendum, popular referendum, people's veto, or citizen's veto. Proponents collected signatures to put the veto referendum on the ballot
See also
Footnotes
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