Montana CI-133 (Constitutional Initiative to Protect the Initiative and Referendum Process) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Amends the Montana Constitution to protect the people's powers of initiative and referendum by requiring impartial, predictable, open and timely processes for ballot issues, including approving petitions and ballot statements, resolving legal challenges and verifying signatures. It requires the state to allow ample time for signature gathering, prohibits disqualifying petitions over minor or technical issues, and allows voters to withdraw their signatures.
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Amends the Montana Constitution to protect the people's powers of initiative and referendum by requiring impartial, predictable, open and timely processes for ballot issues, including approving petitions and ballot statements, resolving legal challenges and verifying signatures. It requires the state to allow ample time for signature gathering, prohibits disqualifying petitions over minor or technical issues, and allows voters to withdraw their signatures.
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CI-133 reached the Montana ballot as a initiated constitutional amendment.
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