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Utah Initiative A, Prohibit Sales Tax on Food Initiative (1990)
| 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 6, 1990. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported prohibiting state and local sales taxes on food, except prepared food and vending machine food. |
A "no" vote opposed this ballot initiative, thereby continuing to allow sales taxes on food. |
Election results
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Utah Initiative A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 194,448 | 44.24% | ||
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245,045 | 55.76% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative A was as follows:
| “ | Shall a law be enacted to remove state and local sales taxes from food, except food prepared for immediate consumption and food sold through vending machines? | ” |
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.
See also
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Footnotes
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