Montana Code 13-27-220. Statewide referendum referred by legislature — process and procedure
13-27-220. Statewide referendum referred by legislature — process and procedure. (1) A statewide referendum referred to a vote of the people by the legislature must comply with the requirements of 5-4-102.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-27-220
- 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
- issue: means a proposal submitted to the people at an election for their approval or rejection, including but not limited to an initiative, referendum, proposed constitutional amendment, recall question, school levy question, bond issue question, or ballot question. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Montana Code 1-1-202
- 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
- Statewide referendum: means a constitutional referendum, a constitutional convention referendum, a legislative referendum, or a statutory referendum. See Montana Code 13-27-110
- Statewide referendum referred to a vote of the people by the legislature: means a constitutional referendum, a constitutional convention referendum, or a legislative referendum. See Montana Code 13-27-110
(2)The secretary of state shall transmit a statewide referendum proposed by the legislature to the attorney general according to the requirements of 13-27-246.
(3)(a) On receipt from the secretary of state of a statewide referendum referred to a vote of the people by the legislature, the attorney general shall prepare and forward to the secretary of state, within 30 days, ballot statements that comply with 13-27-212 and 13-27-213, except that the attorney general may not prepare a statement of purpose and implication if the statement has been provided by the legislature.
(b)When preparing a ballot statement pursuant to this section, the attorney general shall endeavor to seek out parties on both sides of the issue and obtain their advice.