Montana Referendum 67, Constitutional Convention Question Measure (1970)

Montana Referendum 67
Election date November 3, 1970
Topic State constitutional conventions
Status Approved
Type Legislatively referred state statute	Origin State legislature

Montana Referendum 67 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Montana on November 3, 1970. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported authorizing the legislative assembly at the 1971 session to call a constitutional convention to revise, alter, or amend the state constitution in accordance with the procedures set in the Montana constitution.

A "no" vote opposed authorizing the legislative assembly at the 1971 session to call a constitutional convention to revise, alter, or amend the state constitution in accordance with the procedures set in the Montana constitution.

Election results

Montana Referendum 67
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		133,482	64.76%
No		72,643	35.24%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum 67 was as follows:

“

For calling a constitutional convention Against calling a constitutional convention

”

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

1970 Measures

• 1970 Measures
• State constitutional conventions on the ballot
• 1970 legislative sessions

Montana

• Montana ballot measures
• Montana ballot measure laws

News and analysis

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External links

• Montana Archived Election Results