Montana: Secretary of State Linda McCulloch Tabulates 2014 Ballot Issue Signatures
Secretary of Secretary of State and Chief Elections Officer Linda McCulloch has completed tabulating petition signatures for the 2014 ballot issues, and says no citizen-proposed issue has qualified to appear on the November General Election ballot. Two legislative referenda will appear on the ballot, as referred by the 2013 Montana Legislature.
“We haven’t had a general election without a citizen initiative on the ballot since 1972,” Secretary McCulloch said. “That’s the same year voters approved the current Montana Constitution.”
Citizen-proposed ballot issues must meet the signature gathering requirements provided in state law before qualifying to appear on the general election ballot. The requirements for a citizen initiative or referendum are 5% of the total number of qualified voters in Montana, including 5% of the voters in each of 34 legislative house districts. Those requirements increase to 10% of the qualified voters, including 10% in each of 40 legislative house districts for constitutional amendments by initiative.
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