Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-3-1229. Submission of initiative measure to electors

(1) If the commission fails to pass an ordinance proposed by initiative petition or passes it in a form different from that set forth in the petition, the committee of the petitioners may require that it be submitted to a vote of the electors either in its original form or with any change or amendment presented in writing, either at a public hearing before the committee to which the proposed ordinance was referred or during consideration by the commission. If the committee of petitioners requires the submission of a proposed ordinance to a vote of the electors, the committee shall certify that fact to the clerk and file in the clerk's office a certified copy of the ordinance, in the form in which it is to be submitted, within 10 days after final action on the ordinance by the commission.

(2) On receipt of the certified copy of a proposed ordinance from the committee of the petitioners, the clerk shall certify the fact to the commission at its next regular meeting. The proposed ordinance must be submitted to a vote of the electors at an election conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4. If a majority of those voting on a proposed ordinance vote in favor of the proposed ordinance, it is an ordinance of the municipality.