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Utah Initiative A, Exempt Food from Sales Tax Measure (1980)
| Utah Initiative A | |
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| Topic Food and beverage taxes and Food policy |
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| Type Initiated state statute |
Origin |
Utah Initiative A was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Utah on November 4, 1980. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported exempting food from the 4% sales tax requirement except for food sold for the purpose of immediate consumption. |
A "no" vote opposed exempting food from the 4% sales tax requirement. |
Election results
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Utah Initiative A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 256,075 | 44.10% | ||
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324,555 | 55.90% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative A was as follows:
| “ | Shall the 4% state sales tax on food be eliminated except on food prepared for immediate consumption on or off the premises of the retailer and on food sold through a vending machine at a price in excess of fifteen cents, while retaining the present county, city and town local option to tax the sale of food? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. Proponents collected signatures to put the initiative on the ballot.
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