(Helena – MFP) After a week of legal proceedings, the campaign behind a constitutional amendment to explicitly protect abortion rights in Montana can begin collecting the tens of thousands of signatures it needs to put the proposal on the ballot this November.
The green light for the now-officially dubbed Constitutional Initiative-128, came after Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen delivered a sample petition with the court-issued ballot language last Friday afternoon, minutes before the deadline ordered by the Montana Supreme Court.
The pro-initiative campaign said it is reviewing the petition and could launch its signature-gathering effort as soon as next week.
