Montana ballot measures 2026, explained
3 statewide measures on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Each one in plain words: what it does, what a yes and a no vote mean, and the best case on both sides. No recommendations.
Your Montana ballot, in order. Tap a measure for the full explainer.
CI-132Constitutional amendmentPassed (projected)
Keep judicial elections nonpartisan
Montana judges already run without party labels. This would write that rule into the Constitution, like putting a playground rule in permanent ink.
- Yes vote
- Montana’s Constitution would require all judicial elections to remain nonpartisan.
- No vote
- Current nonpartisan elections would continue under state law, but lawmakers could change that rule later.
CI-133Constitutional amendmentPassed, 65% yes (projected)
Protect initiative and referendum rights
Montanans can already propose laws and vote on some of them. This would put that power in the Constitution’s list of basic rights and make government limits harder to defend in court.
- Yes vote
- The Montana Constitution would add initiative and referendum to the Declaration of Rights and subject limits to strict judicial review.
- No vote
- The current initiative and referendum system would remain without these added constitutional protections.
I-194State lawPassed, 65% yes (projected)
Bar organizational political contributions
Companies, nonprofits, and some other groups could not give money or things of value to candidates, parties, or ballot campaigns. Individual people could still participate.
- Yes vote
- Artificial persons, including corporations, nonprofits, trusts, partnerships, and associations, could not make covered political contributions and could risk losing Montana business privileges for violations.
- No vote
- Current campaign-finance rules would remain, allowing covered entities to make political contributions as currently permitted.
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Where the four AIs disagreed
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok each researched Montana's ballot on their own, with web search. The score is how closely their answers matched. Where they split, check the official voter guide before you trust either side.
78/ 100Partial agreement
I-194 fiscal effects
- Gemini 3.8 Flash: State litigation to defend the measure will involve expenses.
- GPT-5.6 Terra: Enforcement costs and fiscal effects were not estimated.
- Claude Sonnet 5.5: No state cost estimate was found.
- Grok 4.5: Fiscal impact is not estimated.
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