Elections results for Marsy's Law have been certified

AMY BETH HANSON

Associated Press

HELENA — The state Board of Canvassers Monday certified voter passage of a constitutional initiative that establishes certain rights for crime victims, without stating when it takes effect.

A Friday order by the Montana Supreme Court prevented Secretary of State Linda McCulloch from certifying an effective date for Constitutional Initiative 116, also known as Marsy’s Law.

“I am pleased that the Supreme Court has taken up the issue of the effective date of CI-116 and the issue can be resolved in the proper venue,” McCulloch said in a statement.

Voters approved C...