Montana Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment (2026)
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| Topic Citizenship voting requirements |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
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Not on the ballot
The Montana Citizenship Requirement for Voting Amendment is not on the ballot in Montana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The measure would have amended the state constitution to state that only an inhabitant of the state, rather than every inhabitant of the state, who is a U.S. citizen, may vote.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Montana Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required in both the Montana State Senate and the Montana House of Representatives.
Senate Bill 185 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the bill in the state legislature:[2] March 6, 2025: The Senate passed the amendment in a vote of 33-16 with one member absent. It did not receive enough votes in the House to be referred to the ballot.
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| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members of the legislature as a whole, whether in a joint session or separate sessions | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
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| Total | 33 | 16 | 1 |
| Total percent | 66% | 32% | 4% |
| Democrat | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 1 |
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