Montana

Ballot Law Update: Year begins with slew of court actions Jan 26, 2012

Ballot law
State laws
Initiative law Recall law Statutory changes
Court cases
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By Tyler Millhouse

Although we have not yet begun to track 2012 ballot measure legislation, January has been far from uneventful for ballot measure law. The new year began with a series of important court actions sure to develop as the year proceeds. In a repeat of 2011, California is again proving itself a battle ground for initiative and referendum law. In our next edition of the update, we plan to resume tracking proposed legislation and will continue to update readers on this month's legal developments.

State executives
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Attorney General • Secretary of State • Director of the Department of Revenue • State Auditor • Superintendent of Public Instruction • Commissioner of Securities and Insurance • Director of Agriculture • Director of Natural Resources and Conservation • Commissioner of Labor and Industry • Chair of Public Service Commission

State legislature
State Legislature • House of Representatives • Senate • Legislative Auditor

Other
Constitution • Supreme Court

Montana Counties
Beaverhead • Big Horn • Blaine • Broadwater • Carbon • Carter • Cascade • Chouteau • Custer • Daniels • Dawson • Deer Lodge • Fallon • Fergus • Flathead • Gallatin • Garfield • Glacier • Golden Valley • Granite • Hill • Jefferson • Judith Basin • Lake • Lewis and Clark • Liberty • Lincoln • Madison • McCone • Meagher • Mineral • Missoula • Musselshell • Park • Petroleum • Phillips • Pondera • Powder River • Powell • Prairie • Ravelli • Richland • Roosevelt • Rosebud • Sanders • Sheridan • Silver Bow • Stillwater • Sweet Grass • Teton • Toole • Treasure • Valley • Wheatland • Wibaux • Yellowstone

Voting and elections

• 2012 U.S. House elections
• 2012 U.S. Senate elections
• Senate elections, 2012
• House elections, 2012
• State ballot measures (2012)
• Local ballot measures
• Redistricting in Montana
• Commissioner of Political Practices
• Public Financing of Campaigns

Laws and history

• Procedures for qualifying an initiative
• Laws governing the initiative process
• Signature requirements
• Laws governing recall
• Campaign finance requirements
• History of initiative and referendum

Media and activism

• Newspapers and blogs

• Articles you can improve:
  • Montana Constitution
  • Vote fraud
  • Campaign finance requirements
• Join the The Montana Project on Ballotpedia.
• Add info on Representatives and Senators.

Transparency and Judiciary

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