Montana Consolidation of County Offices Amendment (1934)

Montana Consolidation of County Offices Amendment
Election date November 6, 1934
Topic County and municipal governance
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Montana Consolidation of County Offices Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Montana on November 6, 1934. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to grand the board of county commissioners the power to consolidate county offices.

A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to grand the board of county commissioners the power to consolidate county offices.

Election results

Montana Consolidation of County Offices Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		60,828	65.67%
No		31,799	34.33%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Consolidation of County Offices Amendment was as follows:

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For the constitutional amendment Against the constitutional amendment

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Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Amending the Montana Constitution

A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required of all members of the legislature during one legislative session for the Montana State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Since Montana has 150 legislators (100 Representatives and 50 Senators), at least 100 members must vote in favor of a constitutional amendment for it to pass. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1934 Measures

• 1934 Measures
• County and municipal governance on the ballot
• 1934 legislative sessions

Montana

• Montana ballot measures
• Montana ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Montana Archived Election Results