Arlyne stated her reasons for replacing the old 1889 constitution with more revised and updated version.

“I have been in the League of Women Voters for years, and having served in the legislature, I was appalled,” She said. “Everything was secret. The people didn’t know what was going on. It was controlled by the powers that be. What would happen is, you would go to Helena, and go to the committee meeting. They would be very nice. You would sit in and listen. When it came time to vote, the Legislative Chair would say, ‘sorry, everyone out of the room. Executive session.’ That meant we need secrecy, we need privacy, and they vote, and we never knew how they were voting.

By: Cade Menter

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