{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-28-301","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-28-301","heading":"Ballot issue referred by governing body of local government.","body":"(1) A governing body of a local government may refer an existing or proposed ordinance to a vote of the people by resolution.\n(2) Unless otherwise provided by law, an ordinance referred to a vote of the people by the governing body of a local government must comply with the statement of purpose and implication requirements of 13-28-201(5) and the yes and no statement requirements provided by 13-28-201(6).\n(3) The governing body of the local government shall transmit a local government ballot issue referred to a vote of the people according to the requirements of Title 13, chapter 1, part 4. The election administrator shall designate a ballot issue and its number as provided in 13-28-201 when the election administrator receives the transmission of a ballot issue by the governing body pursuant to this section.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 28. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BALLOT ISSUES","Part 3. Ballot Issues Referred by Local Government"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0280/part_0030/section_0010/0130-0280-0030-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:30Z","sha256":"29cb1e333ddd360da9db14c91b907f537db55fbe3a293fda79ece3df950d0a51","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-28-207","next":"us-mt/13-28-401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}