State Ex Rel. Montana School Boards Ass'n v. Waltermire

In an application to this Court for a writ of injunction and declaratory judgment, plaintiffs and relators challenged the constitutionality of Constitutional Initiative 27, the “property tax initiative.” On October 7, 1986, this Court issued an order denying the requested relief (copy of order attached to this opinion). This opinion sets forth the Court’s reasoning.

The issues are:

1. Is the Initiative invalid on its face as a violation of the Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution?

2. Does the Initiative present more than one amendment in a single ballot measure in violation of Mont. Const.…