Montana Referendum Measure No. 40, Retail Sales of Alcohol Initiative (1938)
| Montana Referendum Measure No. 40 | |
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| Topic Alcohol laws and Business regulations |
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| Type Veto referendum |
Origin |
Montana Referendum Measure No. 40 was on the ballot as a veto referendum in Montana on November 8, 1938. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the referendum measure to allow privately owned bar rooms to continue selling alcohol by the drink on the premises. |
A "no" vote opposed amending the referendum measure to allow privately owned bar rooms to continue selling alcohol by the drink on the premises. |
Election results
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Montana Referendum Measure No. 40 |
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113,332 | 62.26% | ||
| No | 68,685 | 37.74% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum Measure No. 40 was as follows:
| “ | For Referendum No. 40 Against Referendum No. 40 | ” |
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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