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Montana Three-Fifths Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Initiatives Amendment (2026)
| Montana Three-Fifths Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Initiatives Amendment | |
|---|---|
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Ballot measure supermajority requirements | |
| Status Proposed | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Montana Three-Fifths Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Initiatives Amendment may appear on the ballot in Montana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
The measure would require a three-fifths vote of the electorate rather than a simple majority vote to approve citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.[1]
Text of measure
Full text
The full text is available here.
Path to the ballot
Amending the Montana Constitution
- See also: Amending the Montana Constitution
A two-thirds (66.67%) vote is required of all members of the legislature during one legislative session for the Montana State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Since Montana has 150 legislators (100 Representatives and 50 Senators), at least 100 members must vote in favor of a constitutional amendment for it to pass. Amendments do not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
House Bill 821 (2025)
The following is the timeline of the constitutional amendment in the state legislature:[1]
- April 5, 2025: House Bill 821 passed the state House by a vote of 56-42.
| Vote in the Montana House of Representatives | |||
| Requirement: Two-thirds (66.67 percent) vote of all members of the legislature as a whole, whether in a joint session or separate sessions | |||
Number of yes votes required:[2] 56  | |||
| Yes | No | Not voting | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 56 | 42 | 2 |
| Total percent | 56.0% | 42.0% | 2.0% |
| Democrat | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Republican | 56 | 0 | 2 |
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Montana State Legislature, "HB 821," accessed April 8, 2025
- ↑ Since Montana requires a two-thirds (66.67%) vote of all members of the legislature taken together, as long as there are enough yes votes in the first chamber to make passage possible (i.e., 50 in the House and 0 in the Senate), the proposal moves to the next chamber. However, a vote of less than a two-thirds majority in the first chamber requires a vote of more than two-thirds in the second chamber.
