Montana Establishment of Inferior Courts, Amendment 2 (1962)
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The Montana Establishment of Inferior Courts Amendment, also known as Amendment 2, was on the November 6, 1962 ballot in Montana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it was defeated. The measure would have eliminated Justices of the Peace courts, police courts and municipal courts as constitutional officers, which would have left the establishment of inferior courts to the legislature.[1][2]
Election results
| Montana Amendment 2 (1962) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 No | 81,191 | 50.36% | ||
| Yes | 80,018 | 49.64% | ||
Election results via: Montana Constitutional Convention Commission
Text of measure
The text of the measure can be read here.
See also
- Montana 1962 ballot measures
- 1962 ballot measures
- List of Montana ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Montana
External links
- Introduced Constitutional Amendments 1889-1969
- Constitutional Amendments 1889-1971
- Fallon County Times, "Constitutional Amendment," August 16, 1962
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