Marshall v. State Ex Rel. Cooney

¶ 1 Plaintiffs challenge the constitutional validity of Constitutional Initiative 75 (CI-75) in an original application for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief.

¶2 We hold that CI-75 violates Article XIV, Section 11, of Montana’s Constitution.

¶3 We address the following issue:

¶4 Whether CI-75 violates the separate-vote provision in Article XIV, Section 11, of the Montana Constitution.

*277Factual and Procedural Background

¶5 On November 3, 1998 Montana voters approved CI-75. As enacted, CI-75 amended Article VIII of the Montana Constitution by adding a new Section 17 that began:

Section 17.…