(HELENA) – Martinsdale Republican Montana State Senator Wylie Galt on Monday, launched an effort to put a constitutional initiative on the November ballot to cap local property tax increases to 2% per year.
The constitutional initiative also excludes school district mills or levies, and continues to allow a majority of the electorate to approve mill levies that may exceed the cap.
For Montana voters to consider it on the November ballot, the constitutional initiative must be reviewed by state officials and then gain the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot. First, the Secretary of State provides the constitutional initiative to Legislative Services Division and then the Attorney General for review. Once approved, more than 60,000 Montana voters must sign a petition to get the initiative on the ballot.
