{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-27-239","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-27-239","heading":"Petitions for statutory initiative -- requirements and limitations.","body":"(1) In accordance with Article III, section 4, of the Montana constitution, the text of a statutory initiative may not provide for the appropriation of revenue.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, \"appropriation\" means the authority for a governmental entity to expend money from the state treasury for a specific use or purpose.","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_0390/0130-0270-0020-0390.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:29Z","sha256":"acbfddace789bd93d5af4306f8024fa1ed8b51171ff6feefe80a6252930fe482","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-27-238","next":"us-mt/13-27-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}