1. MCA Contents
  2. TITLE 7
  3. CHAPTER 3
  4. Part 1
  5. 7-3-103 Amendment of self-government charter or adopted alternative form of government -- election

Montana Code Annotated 2017

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Part 1. General Provisions

Amendment Of Self-Government Charter Or Adopted Alternative Form Of Government -- Election

7-3-103. Amendment of self-government charter or adopted alternative form of government -- election. (1) An amendment to a self-government charter or an adopted alternative form of government may only be made by submitting the question of amendment to the electors of the local government as provided in 7-3-149. An amendment approved by the electors becomes effective on the first day of the local government fiscal year following the fiscal year of approval unless the question submitted to the electors provides otherwise.

(2) An amendment to a self-government charter or an adopted alternative form of government may be proposed by:

(a) petition as provided in 7-3-125;

(b) the local government by ordinance; or

(c) a study commission recommendation pursuant to 7-3-192.

(3) The local government, by ordinance, may provide procedures for the submission and verification of initiative petitions.

History: En. 47A-3-209 by Sec. 4, Ch. 477, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 47A-3-209; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 319, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 387, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 2017.