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City attorney warns study commission public funds can only 'inform' — not advocate — on ballot measures
Summary
Bozeman’s city attorney briefed the Study Commission on Montana law limiting the use of public resources for ballot-related advocacy, including reporting requirements under the Disclose Act and rules on incidental political committees.
Greg, the city attorney who spoke to the Study Commission on May 1, 2025, reviewed statutory constraints on the use of public funds and other public resources for matters that might be placed on the ballot.
Greg told commissioners that whenever the city spends public money there must be a “clearly defined public purpose behind the expenditure of public money,” and he emphasized the distinction that local governments in Montana may use public resources to inform voters about the likely operational impacts of a ballot question but may not use public time,…
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