Laws governing ballot measures in Montana
Citizens of Montana may initiate legislation as constitutional amendments and state statutes. In Montana, citizens also have the power to repeal legislation via veto referendum and place constitutional convention questions on the ballot.
The Montana State Legislature may place measures on the ballot as legislatively referred constitutional amendments, legislatively referred state statutes, and legislatively referred constitutional convention questions. A two-thirds (66.67%) vote by each chamber during one legislative session is needed to refer a constitutional amendment or constitutional convention question to the ballot, while a simple majority vote is needed to place a statute on the ballot. In addition, statutes require the signature of the governor to appear on the ballot.
Below are links to the various types of ballot measure law Ballotpedia tracks:
- Laws governing the initiative process in Montana
- Laws governing recall in Montana
- Amending the Montana Constitution
- Laws governing local ballot measures in Montana
- Signature requirements for ballot measures in Montana
- Campaign finance requirements for Montana ballot measures
Statutes relevant to ballot measures
The following is a list of enacted bills related to ballot measures passed between 2007 and 2015.
Ballot measure lawsuits
The following is a selection of historical lawsuits related to ballot measure law.
