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No. DA 06-0634 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA 2006 MT 277 MONTANANS FOR JUSTICE: VOTE NO ON CI-98; NOT IN MONTANA: CITIZENS AGAINST CI-97; AND PROPERTY OWNERS AGAINST I-154, Political Ballot Committees, Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. STATE OF MONTANA, by and through MIKE MCGRATH, in his capacity as the Attorney General; and BRAD JOHNSON, in his capacity as Secretary of State, Defendants and Respondents, MONTANANS IN ACTION, a Montana Corporation; CITIZENS RIGHT TO RECALL MONTANA; PROTECT OUR HOMES MONTANA; STOP OVER SPENDING MONTANA, Political Ballot Committees, and TREVIS BUTCHER, Defendants and Appellants, and KENDALL COX, ERVIN J. HANKS, and ROBERT J. COOPER, Individually, Intervenors.

APPEAL FROM:

The District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, In and For the County of Cascade, Cause No. CDV 06-1162 (d) Honorable Dirk M. Sandefur, Presiding Judge

COUNSEL OF RECORD: For Defendants and Appellants: Christopher John Gallus, Attorney at Law, Helena, Montana

For Intervenors: Patrick R. Watt, Jardine, Stephenson, Blewett & Weaver, Great Falls, Montana For Plaintiffs and Respondents: Peter Michael Meloy and Robin A. Meguire, Meloy Trieweiler, Helena, Montana For Defendants and Respondents: Hon. Mike McGrath, Attorney General, Anthony Johnstone, Assistant Attorney General, Pamela D. Bucy, Assistant Attorney General, Janice Doggett, Legal Counsel, Helena, Montana Submitted on Briefs: October 5, 2006 Decided: October 26, 2006 Filed: __________________________________________ Clerk

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Justice Patricia O. Cotter delivered the Opinion of the Court.

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