13-27-206. Petition for initiative for constitutional convention. (1) The following is substantially the form for a petition to direct the secretary of state to submit to the qualified voters the question of whether there shall be a constitutional convention:
PETITION TO PLACE INITIATIVE NO.____, CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, ON THE ELECTION BALLOT
(a) If 10% of the voters in each of 40 legislative districts sign this petition and the total number of voters signing this petition is ....., the question of whether to have a constitutional convention will appear on the next general election ballot. If a majority of voters vote for the constitutional convention the legislature will call for a constitutional convention at its next session.
(b) We, the undersigned Montana voters, propose that the secretary of state place the question of whether to hold a constitutional convention on the ..... ..., 19..., general election ballot:
(Title of the initiative written pursuant to 13-27-312) (Statement of implication written pursuant to 13-27-312)
(c) A signature on this petition is only to put the call for a constitutional convention on the ballot and does not necessarily mean the signer is in favor of calling a constitutional convention.
(d)
WARNING
A person who purposefully signs a name other than his/her own to this petition or who signs more than once for the same issue at one election or signs when not a legally registered Montana voter is subject to a $500 fine or 6 months in jail, or both.
(e) Each person must sign his/her name and address in substantially the same manner as on his/her voter registry card, or the signature will not be counted.
(2) Numbered lines shall follow the above heading. Each numbered line shall also contain spaces for the signature, post-office address, legislative representative district number, and printed last name of the signer.
History: En. 37-120 by Sec. 6, Ch. 342, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 37-120; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 198, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 488, L. 1981.
