{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-27-220","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-27-220","heading":"Statewide referendum referred by legislature -- process and procedure.","body":"(1) A statewide referendum referred to a vote of the people by the legislature must comply with the requirements of 5-4-102.\n(2) The secretary of state shall transmit a statewide referendum proposed by the legislature to the attorney general according to the requirements of 13-27-246.\n(3) (a) On receipt from the secretary of state of a statewide referendum referred to a vote of the people by the legislature, the attorney general shall prepare and forward to the secretary of state, within 30 days, ballot statements that comply with 13-27-212 and 13-27-213, except that the attorney general may not prepare a statement of purpose and implication if the statement has been provided by the legislature.\n(b) When preparing a ballot statement pursuant to this section, the attorney general shall endeavor to seek out parties on both sides of the issue and obtain their advice.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 27. STATEWIDE BALLOT ISSUES","Part 2. Preparation and Submission ofStatewide Ballot Issues"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0270/part_0020/section_0200/0130-0270-0020-0200.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:28Z","sha256":"a8312ff1c9e095682cc7605b4c1a0a7e12f75a52a278910bd3e02f7ca40f919b","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-27-219","next":"us-mt/13-27-221"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}