Montana Income from Public School Funds Amendment (1944)
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| Topic Education and State and local government budgets, spending, and finance |
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| Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment |
Origin |
Montana Income from Public School Funds Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Montana on November 7, 1944. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported amending the constitution to apportion 95% of all income from the public-school fund annually to the several school districts in Montana at a time or times as provided by law, and the remaining 5% of all income received will become a permanent part of the public-school fund. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the constitution to apportion 95% of all income from the public-school fund annually to the several school districts in Montana at a time or times as provided by law, and the remaining 5% of all income received will become a permanent part of the public-school fund. |
Election results
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| Yes | 53,089 | 38.10% | ||
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86,270 | 61.90% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Income from Public School Funds Amendment was as follows:
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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.
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