LWVO Submits Amicus Brief in Montana in Support of Right to Ballot Initiative Process

LWVO Submits Amicus Brief in Montana in Support of Right to Ballot Initiative Process

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 LWVO submits amicus brief in Montana in support of right to ballot initiative process.

(copy and pasted from LWVO 01/16/26 Weekly Update)
[See the "Win" article below.] 
 
LWVO, along with Missouri Voter Protection Coalition and Florida Decides Healthcare, filed an amicus brief in support of Montanans Decide in their lawsuit challenging Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s attempt to keep Ballot Issue 8 from voters. [Ballot Issue] 8 is a citizens initiative introduced by Montanans Decide that would protect the right to propose and vote on laws using the ballot measure process in Montana. 
 

The amicus highlights the attacks on initiative and referendum rights in other states like Ohio and argues that BI-8 is necessary to head off similar attacks on the rights granted to Montanans in our state constitution.

Read the brief here, and read more about the Montanans Decide initiative and lawsuit here.

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Direct Democracy win in Montana

(copy and pasted from LWVO 03/07/26 Weekly Update)
 

In January, we told you that we joined an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief [see above] alongside voter protection organizations from other states in support of Montana’s right to the ballot initiative process. This week, the Montana Supreme Court ruled in favor of Montanans Decide, the proponents of BI(Ballot Issue)-8, a citizens initiative that would protect the right to propose and vote on laws using the ballot measure process in Montana. 

In its ruling, the Court made clear that procedural rules meant to prevent voter confusion cannot be used as a gatekeeping tool to stop ballot measures before voters see them. Congratulations to the great state of Montana!

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