What are the Methods to Alter the Form of Municipal Government?
Changing Local Government in Montana: Three Voter-Approved Methods
Under Montana law, there are three methods of altering the form of a local government and all three methods of alteration require voter approval:
1. By the Local Government Review process 7-3‐171 through7‐3-193, MCA and Article XI, Section9, Montana State Constitution
2. By citizen petition (initiative) process 7-3‐103 and 7-3‐125, MCA
3. By a council/commission referend process 7‐3-103(2), MCA