Those who value Montana’s Constitution are concerned—terrified, actually—of what the Legislature’s supermajority (and its new Freedom Caucus) are going to try to do to it this session.
Here’s how it can happen: Article XIV of our Constitution sets forth how it can be revised:
Section 1 provides that the supermajority can submit to the voters the question of whether there should be an unlimited convention to revise, alter, or amend the Constitution. Section 4 provides that if a majority of those voting answer in the affirmative, the Legislature will provide for calling the convention at its next session. Among other things, the Legislature decides whether the 100 delegates shall be elected on a partisan or non-partisan basis. Section 7 provides that any revisions, alterations or amendments adopted by the convention will then be submitted to the electors for ratification or rejection.
