Montana Voting Qualifications Amendment (1896)

Montana Voting Qualifications Amendment
Election date November 3, 1896
Topic Residency voting requirements and Voting age policy
Status Defeated
Type Legislatively referred constitutional amendment	Origin State legislature

Montana Voting Qualifications Amendment was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in Montana on November 3, 1896. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to provide for voting qualifications.

A "no" vote opposed amending the state constitution to provide for voting qualifications.

Election results

Montana Voting Qualifications Amendment
Result		Votes	Percentage
Yes		3,857	19.55%
No		15,867	80.45%

Results are officially certified.

Source

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Voting Qualifications Amendment was as follows:

“

For the amendment to the Constitution relating to suffrage and qualification to hold office.............. Against the amendment to the constitution relating to suffrage and qualification to hold office..........

”

Path to the ballot

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.

See also

1896 Measures

• 1896 Measures
• Residency voting requirements on the ballot
• Voting age policy on the ballot
• 1896 legislative sessions

Montana

• Montana ballot measures
• Montana ballot measure laws

News and analysis

• Ballot measure lawsuits
• Ballot measure readability
• Ballot measure polls

External links

• Montana Archived Election Results