Montana Referendum No. 10, Prohibition (1916)
| Montana Referendum No. 10, Prohibition | |
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| Topic Alcohol laws |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
Montana Referendum No. 10, Prohibition was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Montana on November 7, 1916. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported the act prohibiting the manufacturing and sale of alcohol in Montana. |
A "no" vote opposed the act prohibiting the manufacturing and sale of alcohol in Montana. |
Election results
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Montana Referendum No. 10, Prohibition |
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102,776 | 58.18% | ||
| No | 73,890 | 41.82% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Referendum No. 10, Prohibition was as follows:
| “ | For Prohibition of the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors. Against Prohibition of the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquors. | ” |
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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