{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-173","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-173","heading":"Establishment of study commissions.","body":"(1) A study commission may be established by an affirmative vote of the people. An election on the question of conducting a local government review and establishing a study commission must be held if:\n(a) the governing body of the local government unit calls for an election by resolution;\n(b) a petition signed by at least 15% of the electors of the local government calling for an election is submitted to the governing body; or\n(c) 10 years have elapsed since the electors voted on the question of conducting a local government review and establishing a study commission.\n(2) The governing body shall call for an election on the question of conducting a local government review and establishing a study commission, as required by Article XI, section 9(2), of the Montana constitution, within 1 year after the 10-year period referred to in subsection (1)(c).","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0730/0070-0030-0010-0730.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:24Z","sha256":"c3fd84bfcf1d2eb5f2407be176c5514dd13f94ed547869c90de12993a4076fba","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-172","next":"us-mt/7-3-174"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}