Constitution of the State of Montana (Full text without amendment annotations, updated 12/2025)

Constitution of the State of Montana (Online publication in the Montana Code Annotated 2023, hosted by Legislative Services)

Constitution of the State of Montana (Full MCA 2023 version with annotations and historical notes, does not contain most the recent amendment)

The 1972 Montana Constitution (PDF with Delegate Signatures)

The Friends of the Montana Constitution is happy to provide printed copies of Montana’s Constitution to classrooms and community groups, while supplies last. Please submit your request at least two weeks before your event to allow for processing and shipping. Booklets are 4”x6”, 91 pages and contain the current Montana Constitution with all amendments. 

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The Montana Constitution Collection is a project of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center and the Blewett School of Law. It contains a record of Montana’s constitutional history leading through the 1972 Constitutional Convention. Assembled in 2023, the collection consists of memos, proceedings, studies, papers and commentary surrounding the creation and adaptation of the Montana Constitution.

Explore The Montana Constitution Collection

A one-hour film by Gus Chambers, “For This and Future Generations, the story of Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention” was produced for KUFM-TV and Montana PBS in 2002.

View the “For This and Future Generations” Film

This collection from Montana State University contains oral histories conducted in 2021-2022 with some of the delegates to Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention. Of the original 100 delegates, eleven were known to be alive at the time of the project. The project was a collaboration of the MSU Library, MSU President’s Office, Vice President of Communications Tracy Ellig, MSU alumnus Sarah Vowell, the Montana Free Press, and Montana PBS.

Explore the Montana Constitutional Convention Oral History Collection

“The Last Best Constitution – Montana’s 1972 Constitutional Convention & Constitution” is a Video Retrospective produced by Evan Barrett in 2022 and hosted on the Montana History Portal. This 22 episode series covers a wide range of topics on the landmark event in the state’s history. The series was created by Helena Civic Television and Orphan Girl Production, and originally aired on PBS. It covers an astounding range of topics on the people and the process who made our Constitution possible.

View the Video Series (Hosted by the Montana History Portal)

A collection of historical images and documents hosted by the Montana State Library. 

Explore the 1972 Constitutional Convention Collection

Lesson plans and resources for teaching about the Montana Constitution from the Montana Historical Society. Includes links to The Montana Constitution at 50 Speaker Series.
Explore The Montana Constitution at Fifty

The “100 Delegates: Montana Constitutional Convention of 1972” book is an official sanctioned publication of the Montana Centennial Commission and authorized by the Montana Constitutional Society in 1989.

Download the Full Book (117.8 MB hosted by the Digital Commons @ Montana Tech)

Anthony Johnstone, then the Helen & David Mason Professor at the University of Montana Blewett School of Law wrote this comparison in 2022, “Some Distinctions Between the U.S. and Montana Constitutions.”

Download the Comparison (PDF)

This award-winning Montana History Video Series was produced in 2015-2016 by Evan Barrett and features 43 1-hour video interviews with Montanans. Episodes 16-29 and 41 are directly related to the Constitutional Convention and the Constitution.

View the Video Series (Hosted by the Digital Commons @ Montana Tech)
Explore the Supplementary Materials

Official publication for the 1972 Constitution that includes the sample ballot with the four issues voted upon, history and highlights, and the full text of the proposed Constitution of 1972 with comments.

Download the 1972 Voter Information Pamphlet (24 page PDF)

A listing of all candidates by district for the special primary election held September 14, 1971 to elect constitutional convention delegates.
Candidates for the 1972 Constitutional Convention

A presentation created by Evan Barrett for the 2024 Educator’s Conference

Download the Presentation (PDF 8.5 MB)

Handout prepared for the 2024 Educator’s Conference

Download the Handout (PDF)