Montana approves amendment to treat e-data as being protected by the Fourth Amendment!
HELENA, Montana (PNN) - November 9, 2022 - Montana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment that elevates the privacy of a person’s electronic communications and data to the same level as “persons, houses, papers and possessions.”
Ballot measure C-48 amends the state constitution to require the government to obtain a search warrant in order to access a person’s electronic data or electronic communication by adding the following highlighted words to Article II Sec. 11 of the state constitution.