Cities in Montana
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Montana
- An overview of local elections in Montana
- An overview of the initiative process in Montana
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Helena | Lewis and Clark County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 54 counties, 128 cities, towns, and villages, and 736 special districts. Deer Lodge County operates as a consolidated city-county government with Anaconda.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2023
2022
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
2021
2020
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Montana that year.
Past elections
Initiative process availability
The local units of government in Montana that make the initiative process available are:
- General law cities, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances. There are 97 such cities.
- Charter cities, which have the same state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances, as well as for charter amendment. Unlike in some other states, charter cities may not differ from the general law initiative requirements. There are 32 such cities.
- General law counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances. There are 51 such counties.
- Charter counties, which have a state mandated initiative and referendum process for ordinances and charter amendments. There are three such counties.[2]
See also
| Montana | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
