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Montanans for Balanced Budget v. Harper, 469 U.S. 1301 (1984)
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Montanans for Balanced Budget v. Harper, 469 U.S. 1301 (1984)
Montanans for a Balanced Federal Budget v. Harper No. A-245. Decided October 10, 1984 469 U.S. 1301
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
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An application to stay the Montana Supreme Court’s mandate prohibiting the placement on Montana’s 1984 ballot of an initiative that would direct the Montana Legislature to apply to Congress pursuant to Article V of the Federal Constitution to call a convention to consider a federal balanced budget amendment, is denied. The state court’s order, in addition to holding the initiative violative of Article V, was also based on the adequate and independent state law ground that the initiative was invalid under the Montana Constitution.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Montanans for Balanced Budget v. Harper, 469 U.S. 1301 (1984) in 469 U.S. 1301 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CBKYA4M4GAK8CXS.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Montanans for Balanced Budget v. Harper, 469 U.S. 1301 (1984), in 469 U.S. 1301, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CBKYA4M4GAK8CXS.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Montanans for Balanced Budget v. Harper, 469 U.S. 1301 (1984). cited in 1984, 469 U.S. 1301. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CBKYA4M4GAK8CXS.
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