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Washington Cigarette Tax for Cancer Research, Initiative 1356 (2014)
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| This measure was not put on an election ballot |
The Washington Cigarette Tax for Cancer Research, Initiative 1356 was not on the November 4, 2014 ballot in Washington as an Initiative to the People. The measure would have increased the tax on cigarettes by five cents per cigarette and by ten percent on other tobacco products. Revenues from the tax increase would have been deposited into a state-administered fund for cancer research, prevention, and care.[1][2]
Text of measure
Ballot title
The official ballot title read as follows:[2]
| “ | Initiative Measure No. 1356 concerns funding for cancer research, prevention, and care.
This measure would create a fund for cancer programs in Washington; increase tobacco taxes by $0.05 per cigarette and 10% on other tobacco dedicated to fund the programs; and authorize tobacco-tax revenue bonds. Should this measure be enacted into law? Yes [ ] No [ ][3] |
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Ballot measure summary
The official ballot summary read as follows:[2]
| “ | This measure would create a fund and grant process for cancer research, prevention, and care conducted or delivered in Washington. Tobacco taxes would increase by $0.05 per cigarette and 10% on other tobacco products, and those tax revenues would be deposited in the fund. The life sciences discovery fund authority would administer the fund. The authority would be authorized to issue up to one billion dollars in bonds pledging tobacco-tax revenues to fund cancer programs.[3] | ” |
Support
Supporters
- Former Gov. Christine Gregoire (D)[4]
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Arguments
- Dr. Larry Corey, President of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, stated that the initiative would "reduce cancer rates, provide more effective and less toxic cancer therapy ... and invest in proven prevention programs to keep kids from smoking and get everyone the early detection and screening they need."[4]
Path to the ballot
Supporters were required to collect at least 246,372 valid signatures by July 3, 2014 in order to land the initiative on the ballot. No signatures were submitted by the prescribed deadline.
Similar measures
- Washington Cigarette Taxes for Law Enforcement, Referendum 43 (1994)
- Washington Increase the Tobacco Tax, Initiative 773 (2001)
See also
- 2014 ballot measures
- Washington 2014 ballot measures
- Laws governing the initiative process in Washington
External links
Additional reading
Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Initiative Measure No. 1356," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Washington Secretary of State, "Proposed Initiatives to the People - 2014," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Seattle Times, "$1-per-pack hike in cigarette tax would create state cancer fund," May 15, 2014
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