Montana R-70, Levy for Public Library Federations Measure (1976)
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| Topic Property taxes |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Montana R-70 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Montana on November 2, 1976. It was defeated.
A "yes" vote supported funding a program to develop and strengthen public library federations with a one-mill levy on all taxable property. |
A "no" vote opposed funding a program to develop and strengthen public library federations with a one-mill levy on all taxable property. |
Election results
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Montana R-70 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 109,792 | 38.34% | ||
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176,568 | 61.66% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for R-70 was as follows:
| “ | For appropriating a one mill levy to fund public library federations Against appropriating a one mill levy to fund public library federations | ” |
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.
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Footnotes
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