SENATE BILL NO. 497
INTRODUCED BY L. GROSFIELD
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MONTANA AN
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 9, OF THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE
MINIMUM NUMBER OF ELECTORS REQUIRED TO APPROVE A CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE FROM A
MAJORITY OF THE PERSONS VOTING IN THE ELECTION TO A MAJORITY TWO-THIRDS OF THE QUALIFIED
ELECTORS IN THE STATE VOTING IN THE ELECTION."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Article XIV, section 9, of The Constitution of the State of Montana is amended to read:
"Section 9. Amendment by initiative. (1) The people may also propose constitutional amendments by initiative. Petitions including the full text of the proposed amendment shall be signed by at least ten percent of the qualified electors of the state. That number shall include at least ten percent of the qualified electors in each of two-fifths of the legislative districts.
(2) The petitions shall be filed with the secretary of state. If the petitions are found to have been signed by the required number of electors, the secretary of state shall cause the amendment to be published as provided by law twice each month for two months previous to the next regular state-wide election.
(3) At that election, the proposed amendment shall be submitted to the qualified electors for approval or rejection. If
approved by a majority TWO-THIRDS voting thereon of the qualified electors in the state VOTING ON THE
AMENDMENT, it shall become a part of the constitution effective the first day of July following its approval, unless the
amendment provides otherwise."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Submission to electorate. The amendment set forth in section 1 shall be submitted to the qualified electors of Montana at the general election to be held in November 2000 by printing on the ballot the full title of this act and the following:
[] FOR increasing the number of electors required to approve a constitutional initiative from a majority of those voting
to a majority TWO-THIRDS of qualified THE electors VOTING.
[] AGAINST increasing the number of electors required to approve a constitutional initiative from a majority of those
voting to a majority TWO-THIRDS of qualified THE electors VOTING.
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