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CC-2 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Call for a Montana constitutional convention
Type: Periodic submission of question of holding an unlimited constitutional convention
Status: ON BALLOT, pursuant to Article XIV, Section 3 of the Montana Constitution and 13-1-121 and 13-1-122, Montana Code Annotated.

The following proposals for ballot issues for the November 2, 2010, general election have been submitted to the Secretary of State’s office:

Please Note: Ballot issue numbers listed below are assigned by the order in which they were received at the Office of the Montana Secretary of State. They do not reflect a ranking or how the initiative will be numbered if it is placed on the ballot.

 

Ballot Issue #4 CI-102 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Right to Life - Constitutionally define a "person" – Proposal #2
Sponsor: Dr. Annie Bukacek, Montana ProLife Coalition
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: July 1, 2009
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.
Total signatures received and tallied by SOS: 5,073 signatures, 0 qualified house districts.

Ballot Issue #6 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Invoke state sovereignty rights over public lands
Sponsor: Patty Lovaas
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: July 1, 2009
Status: Reviewed by Legislative Services Division; proposal determined to be not sufficiently complete
Next Step: Sponsor has option to submit sufficiently complete proposal for review

Ballot Issue #7 I-160 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Prohibit recreational and commercial trapping of animals by private individuals on public lands
Sponsor: Timothy Provow, M.D., Footloose Montana
Type: Statutory amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: July 15, 2009
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.
Total signatures received and tallied by SOS: 4,699 signatures, 0 qualified house districts.

Ballot Issue #8 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Requiring government to pay fair-market value for property taken or damaged through eminent domain
Sponsor: Charles Denowh
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: July 31, 2009
Status: Reviewed by Legislative Services Division
Next Step: Sponsor has the opportunity to respond to Legislative Services Division’s recommendations for revisions.

Ballot Issue #9 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Formally recognize irrigation ditches as distinct from naturally-occurring waterways.
Sponsor: Charles Denowh
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: August 7, 2009
Status: Reviewed by Legislative Services Division
Next Step: Sponsor has the opportunity to respond to Legislative Services Division’s recommendations for revisions.

Ballot Issue #12 CI-103 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Amend the Montana Constitution to establish and fund the Older Montanans Trust Fund and restrict its use.
Sponsor: Pat Ludwig, Montana Silver Haired Legislature
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: September 11, 2009
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.
Total signatures received and tallied by SOS: 825 signatures, 0 qualified house districts.

Ballot Issue #13 I-161 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Change how hunter access programs are funded
Sponsor: Kurt Kephart
Type: Statutory amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: September 17, 2009
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.
Total signatures received and tallied by SOS: 1340 signatures, 0 qualified house districts.

Ballot Issue #15 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Stricter DUI Laws
Sponsor: Eric Ayers
Type: Statutory amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: October 1, 2009
Status: Reviewed by Legislative Services Division; proposal determined to be not in compliance with bill drafting requirements
Next Step: Sponsor submitted proposed Ballot Issue #17

Ballot Issue #16 I-162 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Private Property Rights Preservation Act
Sponsor: Charles Denowh
Type: Statutory amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: October 13, 2009
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.

Ballot Issue #17 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Stricter DUI Laws
Sponsor: Eric Ayers
Type: Statutory amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: October 20, 2009
Status: Reviewed by Legislative Services Division; proposal determined to be not in compliance with bill drafting requirements.
Next Step: Sponsor may resubmit proposed ballot issue for review by Legislative Services Division.

Ballot Issue #18 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Citizen Ability to Summon Grand Juries by Petition
Sponsor: Duane Sipe
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: November 9, 2009
Status: Secretary of State rejected due to inclusion of material not previously submitted to Legislative Services for review.
Next Step: Sponsor may submit modified ballot issue to the Secretary of State as a new proposed ballot issue.

Ballot Issue #20 CI-105 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Prohibit any new tax on the sale or transfer of real property
Sponsor: Montana Association of REALTORS ®
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: December 15, 2009
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.

Ballot Issue #21 CI-104 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Inform Juries of the Right to Judge Law
Sponsor: Frank Kucera
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: December 17, 2009
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.

Ballot Issue #22 CI-106 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Citizen Right to Summon Grand Juries by Petition
Sponsor: Duane Sipe
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: January 11, 2010
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.

Ballot Issue #23 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Restoring Montana’s state boundaries
Sponsor: Cathy Hackett
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: February 8, 2010
Status: Sponsor responded to Legislative Service Division’s recommendations and submitted ballot issue for legal sufficiency review by Attorney General.
Next Step: Attorney General will review ballot issue text and issue a legal sufficiency opinion.

Ballot Issue #24 I-163 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Montana Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Drug Free Plan
Sponsor: Montana Coalition for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Type: Constitutional amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: February 9, 2010
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.

Ballot Issue #25 I-164 (Status current as of 5/5/2010)
Subject: Limit the annual interest, fees, and charges certain lenders may charge on certain loans and contracts to 36 percent.
Sponsor: Jim Reynolds
Type: Statutory amendment by initiative
Received by SOS: February 23, 2010
Status: Petition has been approved for signature gathering.
Next Step: Sponsor may gather petition signatures and submit them to county election offices.

 

 

 

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