Amending the constitution to provide for electors of a county to call a grand jury

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to allow registered voters in any Montana county to petition for the summoning of a grand jury through a signed petition. If 100 plus one-half of one percent of registered electors in a county sign the petition, the district court judge must summon and impanel a grand jury to investigate the issues raised by the petitioners. The amendment also requires county attorneys to prosecute any indictment issued by such a grand jury within 90 days, with penalties for failure to do so, and allows the grand jury to seek assistance from the attorney general or hire independent counsel if needed. If approved by Montana voters in the November 2026 general election, this change would modify Article II, Section 20 of the state constitution to add this citizen-initiated grand jury process.