Montana SB13 would eliminate Supreme Court original jurisdiction for reviewing ballot measures, shifting it to district courts.
Montana SB13 would amend the state's election laws by removing the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction for reviewing ballot measures. Instead, district courts would handle these reviews. Proponents of a statewide ballot issue who believe the attorney general's ballot statements do not meet legal requirements or that the attorney general incorrectly determined the petition's legal sufficiency can file a complaint with the district court within 10 days of the attorney general's determination.
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