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Bottle Bill Initiative Spending Records |
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| In all of the instances below, where a new or existing beverage container deposit law was put to public vote, bottle bill opposition spent significantly larger amounts on their campaign. Statistics indicate that their financial strategies worked; in all but three of the cases, the bottle bill was defeated or the law repealed. | |||||
Bill Information |
Vote Count |
Campaign Spending |
Result for Bottle Bill |
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| Colorado 1976 | 331,315 |
Yes |
$25,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Amendment 8 | 682,056 |
No |
$51,000 |
Opponents |
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| Maine 1976 | 274,164 |
Yes |
$26,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Deposit Referendum | 200,000 |
No |
$404,000 |
Opponents |
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| Michigan 1976 | 2,154,215 |
Yes |
$117,175 |
Proponents |
Positive |
| Proposal A | 1,219,783 |
No |
$1,219,783 |
Opponents |
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| Nebraska 1978 | 211,732 |
Yes |
$11,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Proposition 301 | 280,522 |
No |
$350,000 |
Opponents |
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| Maine 1979 | 226,076 |
No |
$165,000 |
Proponents |
Positive |
| Repeal Attempt | 41,802 |
Yes |
$22,000 |
Opponents |
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| Ohio 1979 | 768,898 |
Yes |
$88,855 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Issue 1 | 2,019,834 |
No |
$1,550,000 |
Opponents |
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| Washington 1979 | 380,247 |
Yes |
$72,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Initiative 61 | 517,177 |
No |
$968,000 |
Opponents |
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| California 1982 | 359,281 |
Yes |
$900,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Proposition 11 | 4,256,274 |
No |
$5,800,000 |
Opponents |
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| Colorado 1982 | 242,653 |
Yes |
$500,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Initiative 5 | 708,564 |
No |
$2,500,000 |
Opponents |
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| Massachusetts 1982 | 1,143,956 |
Yes |
$250,000 |
Proponents |
Positive |
| Question 4 (Should the bottle bill be upheld?) | 79,846 |
No |
$1,000,000 |
Opponents |
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| Washington 1982 | 400,136 |
Yes |
$248,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Initiative 414 | 965,951 |
No |
$965,951 |
Opponents |
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| Washington D.C 1987 | 33,870 |
Yes |
$80,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Initiative 28 | 41,836 |
No |
$2,297,000 |
Opponents |
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| Oregon 1996 | 559,672 |
Yes |
$400,000 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Measure 37 (Expansion) | 839,508 |
No |
$3,200,000 |
Opponents |
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| Columbia, MO 2002 | 7,700 |
No |
$16,147 |
Proponents |
Negative |
| Proposition 1 (Repeal Attempt) | 10,500 |
Yes |
$88,000 |
Opponents |
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Sources: The Returnable Times , Environmental Action, 1988, Oregon Public Interest Research Group, 1996, Columbia Daily Tribune, 2002 |
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