Montana Employment of Children in Underground Mines Amendment (1904)

Montana Employment of Children in Underground Mines Amendment
Election date November 8, 1904
Topic Child labor regulations
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Montana Employment of Children in Underground Mines Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Montana on November 8, 1904. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to prohibit the employment of children under the age of 16 in underground mines.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to prohibit the employment of children under the age of 16 in underground mines.

Election results

Montana Employment of Children in Underground Mines Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		29,237	92.43%
No		2,394	7.57%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Employment of Children in Underground Mines Amendment was as follows:

“

For the amendment to the constitution Against the amendment to the constitution

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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

1904 Measures

• 1904 Measures
• Child labor regulations on the ballot
• 1904 legislative sessions

Montana

• Montana ballot measures
• Montana ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Montana Archived Election Results