Montana Initiative No. 12, Regulate Practice of Chiropractors (1918)

Montana Initiative No. 12, Regulate Practice of Chiropractors
Election date November 5, 1918
Topic Complementary and alternative healthcare
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Montana Initiative No. 12, Regulate Practice of Chiropractors was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Montana on November 5, 1918. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported an act authorizing and regulating chiropractic practices in Montana.

A "no" vote opposed an act authorizing and regulating chiropractic practices in Montana.

Election results

Montana Initiative No. 12, Regulate Practice of Chiropractors
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		46,302	54.08%
No		39,320	45.92%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Initiative No. 12, Regulate Practice of Chiropractors was as follows:

“

For the initiative to for an act authorizing the practice and regulation of chiropractors in Montana. Against the initiative for an act authorizing the practice and regulation of chiropractors in Montana.

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

A simple majority vote is required during one legislative session for the Montana State Legislature to place a state statute on the ballot. That amounts to a minimum of 51 votes in the Montana House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Montana State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Statutes require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.

See also

1918 Measures

• 1918 Measures
• Complementary and alternative healthcare on the ballot
• 1918 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