{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-188","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-188","heading":"Special final report requirements -- consolidation or county merger.","body":"(1) Consolidation or merger may be placed on the ballot only by a joint report by cooperative study commissions.\n(2) A final report, in addition to the material required in 7-3-187, must contain a consolidation plan if county-municipal consolidation or county merger is recommended. The consolidation plan must conform to the provisions and requirements relating to petitions in:\n(a) 7-3-143 whenever county-municipal consolidation is recommended; or\n(b) 7-3-144 whenever county merger is recommended.","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_0880/0070-0030-0010-0880.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:24Z","sha256":"eefcc1f2146ffffd7dd26b59122d8bebff48805c36bd550fcab413e055e041be","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-187","next":"us-mt/7-3-189"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}