MEA-MFT v. Fox (LR-126)

*2OPINION AND ORDER

¶1 Before the Court is an original proceeding filed pursuant to § 13-27-316(2), MCA. Following the Attorney General’s response to the Petition, the Court ordered supplemental briefing by the parties and granted leave for the filing of additional briefs by amici curiae AARP, Montana League of Women Voters, Montana Conservation Voters, and the American Civil Liberties Union.

¶2 The Petition challenges the legal sufficiency of LR-126, a referendum passed by the 63rd Montana Legislature and submitted to the people for a vote pursuant to Article III, Section 5 of the Montana…