Montana Referendum 62, Prison Bond Issue Measure (1960)

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Montana Referendum 62

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Election date

November 8, 1960

Topic
Bond issues and Prison and jail funding
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Legislatively referred state statute
Origin

State legislature



Montana Referendum 62 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Montana on November 8, 1960. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported issuing a $5 million bond for the construction and equipment of necessary buildings and other permanent improvements for the Montana State Prison.

A "no" vote opposed issuing a $5 million bond for the construction and equipment of necessary buildings and other permanent improvements for the Montana State Prison.


Election results

Montana Referendum 62

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 78,291 39.33%

Defeated No

120,749 60.67%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 62 was as follows:

For the referendum


Against the referendum

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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