Montana Legislative Sessions Amendment (1968)

Montana Legislative Sessions Amendment
Election date November 5, 1968
Topic State legislative processes and sessions
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Montana Legislative Sessions Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Montana on November 5, 1968. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported increasing the limit on the length of legislative sessions to 80 days, and members of the assembly will not receive compensation for days in session past 80 days.

A "no" vote opposed increasing the limit on the length of legislative sessions to 80 days, and members of the assembly will not receive compensation for days in session past 80 days.

Election results

Montana Legislative Sessions Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		92,093	41.07%
No		132,153	58.93%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Legislative Sessions Amendment was as follows:

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For the amendment Against the amendment

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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

1968 Measures

• 1968 Measures
• State legislative processes and sessions on the ballot
• 1968 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