Montana Referendum No. 35, State Highway Treasury Anticipation Debenture Measure (May 1931)
| Montana Referendum No. 35 | |
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| Topic Bond issues and Transportation |
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
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
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Montana Referendum No. 35 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 60,075 | 73.86% | |||
| No | 21,256 | 26.14% | ||
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- Results are officially certified.
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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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