CITIZENS RIGHT TO RECALL v. STATE

No. DA 06-0509.

142 P.3d 764 (2006)

2006 MT 192

333 Mont. 153

CITIZENS RIGHT TO RECALL, a Political Committee; Trevis Butcher, individually and as Political Committee Treasurer; Edward B. Butcher, individually and as Political Committee Chairman, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE of Montana, by and through Mike MCGRATH, in his capacity as the Attorney General; and Brad Johnson, in his capacity as Secretary of State, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 17, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Gallus, Helena, for Appellants.

Mike McGrath, Attorney General; Pamela D. Bucy and Anthony Johnstone, Assistant Attorneys General, Helena, Janice Doggett, Legal Counsel, Montana Secretary of State, Helena, for Respondents.


Justice BRIAN MORRIS delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Citizens Right to Recall and its representatives (Appellants) appeal from the order of the District Court of the First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, affirming the draft ballot statements for Constitutional Initiative Number 98 (CI-98) prepared by Attorney General Mike McGrath (Attorney General). We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Appellants are proponents...

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