Montana Code 13-27-311. Publication of proposed constitutional initiatives and constitutional referendums
13-27-311. Publication of proposed constitutional initiatives and constitutional referendums. (1) If a constitutional initiative is submitted to the people, the secretary of state shall have the proposed constitutional initiative published in full twice each month for 2 months prior to the election at which it is to be voted upon by the people in not less than one newspaper of general circulation in each county.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-27-311
- Ballot: means a paper ballot counted manually or a paper ballot counted by a machine, such as an optical scan system or other technology that automatically tabulates votes cast by processing the paper ballots. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- Constitutional initiative: means a statewide initiative to enact constitutional law as authorized in Article XIV, section 9, of the Montana constitution. See Montana Code 13-27-110
- Constitutional referendum: means a legislative act to enact constitutional law that is referred by the legislature to the qualified electors for approval or rejection as authorized in Article XIV, section 8, of the Montana constitution. See Montana Code 13-27-110
- Election: means a general, special, or primary election held pursuant to the requirements of state law, regardless of the time or purpose. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)(a) For a proposed constitutional referendum, the secretary of state may arrange for newspaper publication or radio or television broadcast of the constitutional referendum in each county.
(b)The ballot statements reviewed or prepared by the attorney general for the constitutional referendum, as described in 13-27-220, are sufficient for the publication allowed by this subsection (2) and should be made at least twice each month for 2 months prior to the election.
(c)The secretary of state shall select the method of notification that the secretary of state believes is best suited to reach the largest number of potential electors.