Montana 2008 ballot measures

2010 →

← 2006

Three statewide ballot measures were on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Montana.

One of the measures was a legislatively referred constitutional amendment.
One of the measures was an initiated state statute.
One of the measures was a legislatively referred state statute.
Eight initiatives had been approved for petition circulation, three for proposed constitutional amendments and five are for proposed statutes. Three of the eight were subsequently withdrawn from consideration, leaving five that were circulated of which only one collected sufficient signatures to qualify for the ballot.^[1]

National overview

November 4

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	C-44	Gov't Finances	Allows up to 25% of certain public funds to be invested in private corporate capital stock	d
CISS	I-155	Healthcare	Expands healthcare programs to include uninsured children	a
LRSS	LR-118	Education	Continues a tax to help support the Montana University System	a

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
CICA	CI-101	Hunting	Define wildlife as collectively owned by all citizens of the state	Withdrawn
CISS	I-157	Gambling	Allow nonprofits to hold lotteries	Withdrawn
CISS	I-158	Hunting	Alter existing hunting regulations	Withdrawn
CISS	I-159	Healthcare	Home health care	Withdrawn
CISS	Fair and Responsible Lending	Taxes	Provide that a limit on interest rates be allowed for loans	Missed deadline
CICA	Sarah's Law	Law enforcement	Penalties for child predators	Missed deadline
CICA	CI-99	Tax limitation	Cap on property taxes	Insufficient signatures
CICA	CI-100	Abortion	Defines life as beginning at moment of conception	Insufficient signatures
CISS	I-156	Government contracts	Disclosure requirements and restrictions on lobbyists	Insufficient signatures

Notes on reading the table:

"CISS" stands for a citizen-initiated state statute, "CICA" stands for citizen-initiated constitutional amendment, and LR stands for a ballot measure put on the ballot by a vote of the Montana State Legislature, requiring no signatures. "BI" stands for a legislatively referred bond issue.

	v • e State of Montana Helena (capital)
Elections	What's on my ballot? \| Elections in 2025 \| How to vote \| How to run for office \| Ballot measures
Government	Who represents me? \| U.S. President \| U.S. Congress \| Federal courts \| State executives \| State legislature \| State and local courts \| Counties \| Cities \| School districts \| Public policy