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Arizona Proposition 303, Tobacco Tax Increase Initiative (2002)
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| Topic Tobacco and cigarette taxes and Tobacco laws |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Arizona Proposition 303 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Arizona on November 5, 2002. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported increasing the cigarette tax by 60 cents per pack, taxing other tobacco products including those sold on Indian reservations to non-tribal members, providing healthcare funding to low-income individuals and disease research and prevention, and reauthorizing education funding to reduce tobacco use. |
A "no" vote opposed increasing the cigarette tax by 60 cents per pack, taxing other tobacco products including those sold on Indian reservations to non-tribal members, providing healthcare funding to low-income individuals and disease research and prevention, and reauthorizing education funding to reduce tobacco use. |
Election results
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Arizona Proposition 303 |
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791,295 | 67.01% | ||
| No | 389,619 | 32.99% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 303 was as follows:
| “ | AN ACT CHANGING THE ARTICLE HEADING OF TITLE 36, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 8, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, TO "TOBACCO TAX FUNDS"; AMENDING TITLE 36, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 8, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 36-770; REPEALING SECTION 36-772, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; AMENDING TITLE 36, CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 8, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 36-772 AND SECTIONS 36-776, AND 36-777 AND 36-778; AMENDING TITLE 42, CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 6, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 42-3251.01; AMENDING SECTION 42-3302, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO TOBACCO TAXES. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | INCREASES CIGARETTE TAX 60 CENTS PER PACK; TAXES OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, INCLUDING THOSE SOLD ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS TO NON-TRIBAL MEMBERS; PROVIDES HEALTHCARE FUNDING FOR LOW INCOME ARIZONANS, DISEASE DETECTION AND PREVENTION, TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE, DISEASE RESEARCH, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REENACTS HEALTH EDUCATION ACCOUNT TO PREVENT AND REDUCE TOBACCO USE. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the Arizona State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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