Proposition Summary

Imposes additional $1.00 per pack tax on cigarettes and an equivalent tax increase on other tobacco products. Revenues fund research for cancer and tobacco-related diseases. Fiscal Impact: Net increase in cigarette excise tax revenues of about $735 million annually by 2013-14 for certain research and tobacco prevention and cessation programs. Other state and local revenue increases amounting to tens of millions of dollars annually.

Proposition Number

29

Year

2012

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Fail

Popular Vote Results

Y:2,568,715; A:49.8; N:2,592,791; B:50.2

Election Type

Primary

Proposition Type

Initiative Statute

For Author

Dr. Clifford C. Eke, M.D., President, American Cancer Society, California Division.

Against Author

Teresa Casazza, President, California Taxpayers Association

Rebuttal Author

Mike Genest, Former Director, California Department of Finance

Rebuttal Against Author

Dr. Beth Y. Karlan, M.D., Director, Women's Cancer Program, Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

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