Montana Initiative No. 20, Bond for Land Reclamation Measure (1920)
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| Topic Bond issues and Veterans policy |
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Origin |
Montana Initiative No. 20 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in Montana on November 2, 1920. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported issuing a bond of $20 million to reclaim land to make homes for soldiers. |
A "no" vote opposed issuing a bond of $20 million to reclaim land to make homes for soldiers. |
Election results
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Montana Initiative No. 20 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 68,785 | 47.20% | ||
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76,949 | 52.80% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Initiative No. 20 was as follows:
| “ | For Initiative Measure No. 20, for $20,000,000 for reclamation and irrigation of arid lands. Against Initiative Measure No. 20, for $20,000,000 for reclamation and irrigation of arid lands. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
An initiated state statute is a citizen-initiated ballot measure that amends state statute. Proponents collected signatures to put the initiative on the ballot.
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Footnotes
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