Montana Corporate Contributions to Ballot Issues, Referendum IR-114 (1998)
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The Montana Corporate Contributions to Ballot Issues Referendum, also known as IR-114, was a veto referendum on the November 5, 2002 ballot in Montana. The house bill on the referendum was approved.
IR-114 asked voters whether they approved or rejected HB575.
Aftermath
While approved by voters in the IR-114, HB575 was eventually ruled unconstitutional.[1]
Election results
| IR-114 (Approve (yes) or Reject (no) HB575, Corporate Contributions to Ballot Issues) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 161,476 | 52.8% | ||
| No | 144,425 | 47.2% | ||
Note: The actual language of the ballot of the veto referendum asked whether voters approved or rejected HB575. Therefore, in the above chart, "yes" means "approve" and "no" means "reject". [2]
Official results via: The Montana Secretary of State
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
In 1996, Montana voters passed Initiative 125, prohibiting - except from certain non-profit corporations with no for-profit corporate members - direct corporate spending toward the support or defeat of ballot issues, and setting voluntary spending limits for ballot issue committees. The 1997 legislature passed House Bill 575, amending I-125 to prohibit all contributions to ballot issue campaigns by corporations, partnerships, associations, and tax-exempt organizations, except from a separate political fund created through voluntary contributions by shareholders, employees, or members. It amends the definition of "expenditures" by political committees, for purposes of voluntary spending limits, to remove reference to loans received by committees. A "yes" vote approves House Bill 575, amending Initiative 125 to prohibit contributions or expenditures by all corporations, associations, and tax-exempt organizations in connection with ballot issue campaigns; a "no" vote rejects House Bill 575.
See also
- list of Montana ballot measures
- Montana 1998 ballot measures
- 1998 ballot measures
- Montana Direct Corporate Contribution in Ballot Issues, Initiative I-125 (1996)
External links
- Statutory Initiative and Referendum Issues - The Montana Secretary of State
- National Conference of State Legislatures Ballot Measures Database
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