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Montana Referendum No. 40, State Hospital for the Insane Bond Measure (1940)

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Montana Referendum No. 43

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Election date

November 5, 1940

Topic
Bond issues and Healthcare facility funding
Status

ApprovedApproved

Type
Legislatively referred state statute
Origin

State legislature



Montana Referendum No. 43 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in Montana on November 5, 1940. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported the measure to issue a $500,000 bound for the construction, repair, and equipment of necessary buildings at Montana State Hospital for the Insane.

A "no" vote opposed the measure to issue a $500,000 bound for the construction, repair, and equipment of necessary buildings at Montana State Hospital for the Insane.


Election results

Montana Referendum No. 43

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

75,824 66.47%
No 38,249 33.53%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Referendum No. 43 was as follows:

For the bond issue for state insane hospital bonds


Against the bond issue for state insane hospital bonds

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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