ELECTIONS: Montana Green Party properly excluded from ballot because it was not associated with signature gathering by Republican Party… Reynolds affirmed (other grounds). [Read more…]
Elections, private AG fees for sheriff recount challenge
ELECTIONS: Successful sheriff candidate improperly denied private AG fees for challenge to recount procedures stipulated to by County and opponent… Bidegaray reversed. [Read more…]
Jail bond election challenge
JAIL BOND ELECTION: No subject jurisdiction over citizen challenge after claims were rejected by COPP and City Ethics board… Gilbert. [Read more…]
Taxes, religious school credit
TAXES: Religious schools tax credit violates Art. X §6. . . DOR exceeded rulemaking authority in attempting to cure constitutional deficiency. . . Ulbricht reversed. [Read more…]
False Claims Act, COPP witness services contract
FALSE CLAIMS ACT: No evidence of violation to justify amending to add 2nd COPP expert witness services contract… Menahan affirmed (IOR I-3(c)). [Read more…]
Initiative, I-166 explanatory statements
INITIATIVE: Challenge to I-166 explanatory statements rejected… opinion & order.
I-166 would establish Montana policy that corporations are not entitled to constitutional rights and are not persons. It “charges” elected officials to [Read more…]
Attorney fees, I-164 proponents, vexatious
ATTORNEY FEES denied I-164 proponents in signature challenge defense under claim of vexatious litigation… independent [Read more…]
Initiatives, I-624 payday loans interest
INITIATIVES: I-624 to cap interest by payday, title, retail installment lenders modified by adding “consumer loan licensees” to statements of purpose and implication, other minor additions and style changes… no referral to district court… opinion & order. [Read more…]