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Montana Referendum No. 35, State Highway Treasury Anticipation Debenture Measure (May 1931)

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Montana Referendum No. 35

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Election date

May 5, 1931

Topic
Bond issues and Transportation
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred state statute
Origin

State legislature



Montana Referendum No. 35 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Montana on May 5, 1931. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported issuing $6 million of bonds to help construct Montana’s highway system.

A "no" vote opposed issuing $6 million of bonds to help construct Montana’s highway system.


Election results

Montana Referendum No. 35

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

60,075 73.86%
No 21,256 26.14%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum No. 35 was as follows:

For measure No. 35


Against measure No. 35

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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