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- ↑ "Jason Ellsworth - Montana Environmental Information Center - MEIC". meic.org. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
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- ↑ Marino, Michael (December 9, 2022). "GOP Hints at 38 Constitutional Amendment Proposals in 2023". Yellowstone County News.
