Oregon Measure 1, Four Cent Cigarette Tax Measure (May 1966)
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| Topic Taxes and Tobacco |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Oregon Measure 1 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Oregon on May 24, 1966. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported levying a 4 cents per package tax on cigarettes, allocating half of the revenue for property tax relief and the other half divided equally among cities and counties. |
A "no" vote opposed levying a 4 cents per package tax on cigarettes, allocating half of the revenue for property tax relief and the other half divided equally among cities and counties. |
Election results
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Oregon Measure 1 |
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310,743 | 63.07% | ||
| No | 181,957 | 36.93% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure 1 was as follows:
| “ | CIGARETTE TAX BILL—Purpose: Levies a tax of 4 cents per package on cigarettes. One-half proceeds applied to property tax relief; one-half divided equally between cities and counties. Estimate of Financial Effects: If the voters approve this measure, it is estimated, based on present population figures, that the state would collect an additional $10,000,000 per year. Annual state administrative costs would be approximately $155,000 plus distributor costs of affixing stamps, estimated at $430,000. The 50 per cent of net collections earmarked for property tax relief would amount to about $4,925,000 annually, or $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, beginning with 1967-68 property tax rolls. The 50 per cent share divided equally between cities and counties would yield about $2,460,000 in additional annual revenue for each. Each city would receive about $2.20 per resident and each county $1.25 per resident. Due to the payment dates set out in the measure, anticipated collections in the first year (1966-67) would be less than estimated in the previous paragraphs. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Oregon State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 31 votes in the Oregon House of Representatives and 16 votes in the Oregon State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
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Footnotes
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