State Ex Rel. Montana Citizens for the Preservation of Citizen's Rights v. Waltermire

Following canvass by the Board of State canvassers, respondent Secretary of State has filed in his office and certified to the Governor and the Executive Director of the Legislative Council, that Art. II, Sec. 16 of the Montana Constitution has been amended by initiative through the passage by the electorate of Constitutional Initiative No. 30 (CI-30) on November 4, 1986.

The language of the amendment to Article II, Section 16 as filed and certified by the Secretary of State is not the same language submitted to the electors for their vote on November 4, 1986. The difference in language is…