Montana Open Records 
Note: According to this study, Montana currently ranks 45 out of the 50 states in terms of its sunshine, very close to the bottom of a very dark basement.
Montana laws and court cases
State Statute
Open Government Guide to Montana Open Records Law by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Letter Generator
Generate an open records request that conforms to Montana's requirements
Exemptions
Document types exempted from public access.
Contacts (where to send your request)
Montana City Clerks
Montana County Clerks
Montana School Superintendents
Sunshine Activist Interview
Montana citizen Gregg Smith has been interviewed for his work with open records. Read his interview, and those from other Sunshine Activists, here.
Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
Electric City Weblog
Montana Freedom of Information hotline "To contact The Montana FOI Hotline, call 406-442-8670."
Press
March 19, 2008: National Sunshine Week and the Public’s Right to Know
March 18, 2008: We must keep the sun shining on government
March 16, 2008: Guest Opinion: Keep fighting for freedom of information
December 7, 2007: Montana Launches E-Records Committee
November 27, 2007: Online records aid county
November 11, 2007: From the editor: From wildlife to watchdog - it's all in a day's work
November 4, 2007: Republicans Testing Schweitzer’s Openess
November 4, 2007: Most of governor's records requests come from his opposition
November 3, 2007: City charging $100 deposit to review e-mails
October 20, 2007: Gazette appeals D'Alton ruling
October 11, 2007: Missoula City Council members prohibited from emailing each other during meetings
October 3, 2007: Lawsuit alleges denial of records
June 5, 2007: Bring secret holds, reform act into the light (Opinion column)
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