Montana Supreme Court allows abortion ballot proposal to proceed
The Montana Justice Building is seen on Jan. 19, 2023 in Helena. The Attorney General's Office, Montana State Law Library, and Supreme Court Offices are located in this building. (Kate Heston/Daily Inter Lake)
After two months of litigation and consideration, the Montana Supreme Court on Monday overruled the state attorney general’s January finding that a constitutional initiative to explicitly protect abortion rights is “legally insufficient,” resolving one of many obstacles to the proposal being placed before voters on the November ballot.
The ruling, signed by six of the court’s seven justices and authored by Justice Ingrid Gustafson, found that the proposal submitted last fall by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana did not improperly “logroll” distinct subjects together and that Attorney General Austin Knudsen exceeded his authority by concluding that the proposal would confuse voters and conflict with other sections of the Constitution — a conclusion that could have blocked the proposal from proceeding.
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