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MT Code § 13-10-609 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 10. Primary Elections and Nominations|Part 6. Nominations by Primary Election|13-10-609. County official to forward verified sheets

  13-10-609. County official to forward verified sheets. (1) The county official verifying the number of registered electors signing the petition shall forward it to the secretary of state by certified mail with a certificate in substantially the following form attached:  To the Honorable ____________, Secretary of State of the state of Montana:   I, ____________, ___________ (title) of the County of __________, certify that I have examined the attached sheets of the petition to qualify the ____________ political party to nominate its candidates by primary election in the manner prescribed by law; and I believe that ____ (number) signatures in (Legislative Representative District No. ____) (repeat for each district included in sheet or section) are valid; and I further certify that the affidavit of the signature gatherer of the petition is attached.   Signed:______________ (Date) _______________ (Signature)   Seal _________________________ (Title)   (2) The county official verifying the number of registered electors signing the petition shall ensure that it is received by the secretary of state at least 95 days before the date of the primary.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 399, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-10-610 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 10. Primary Elections and Nominations|Part 6. Nominations by Primary Election|13-10-610. Certification of minor party petition

  13-10-610. Certification of minor party petition. (1) When a petition containing a sufficient number of verified signatures has been filed and verified with the secretary of state as provided in this part, the secretary of state shall immediately certify that the completed petition qualifies the party to hold a primary election.  (2) If a filed petition does not meet the requirements of this part, the secretary of state shall certify that the political party does not qualify to nominate its candidates for public office by primary election.   (3) If a petition is filed under this part, the secretary of state shall certify the petition under subsection (1) or (2) at least 88 days before the date of the primary.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 399, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-10-611 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 10. Primary Elections and Nominations|Part 6. Nominations by Primary Election|13-10-611. Retention of copies by county official

  13-10-611. Retention of copies by county official. The county official certifying the sheets or sections of a petition shall keep a copy of the sheets or sections certified in the official files of the official's office. The copies may be destroyed 3 months after the date the petition was certified unless a court action is pending on the sufficiency of the petition. If a court action is brought within 3 months after the date the petition is certified, the county official may destroy the files only after final disposition of the court action.  History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 399, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-10-612 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 10. Primary Elections and Nominations|Part 6. Nominations by Primary Election|13-10-612. Violations -- penalties

  13-10-612. Violations -- penalties. A person who knowingly makes a false entry on a petition or affidavit under this part or who knowingly signs a petition to qualify the same political party for the same primary election more than once is guilty of unsworn falsification or tampering with public records or information, as appropriate, and is punishable as provided in 45-7-203 or 45-7-208, as applicable.  History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 399, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-10-613 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 10. Primary Elections and Nominations|Part 6. Nominations by Primary Election|13-10-613. Rulemaking

  13-10-613. Rulemaking. The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this part.  History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 399, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-11-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 11. Election Proclamation (Repealed)|Part 1. Election Proclamation (Repealed)|13-11-101. Repealed

  13-11-101. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-2901.
MT Code § 13-11-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 11. Election Proclamation (Repealed)|Part 1. Election Proclamation (Repealed)|13-11-102. Repealed

  13-11-102. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-2902.
MT Code § 13-11-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 11. Election Proclamation (Repealed)|Part 1. Election Proclamation (Repealed)|13-11-103. Repealed

  13-11-103. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-2903.
MT Code § 13-12-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 1. Election Supplies|13-12-101. Copies of election laws to be furnished

  13-12-101. Copies of election laws to be furnished. The secretary of state shall furnish to each election administrator copies of this title sufficient to provide each election precinct in the administrator's county with two copies and to provide a small extra supply for the administrator.   History: (1)En. Sec. 16, Ch. 368, L. 1969; Sec. 23-2904, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. 23-4794 by Sec. 19, Ch. 480, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 365, L. 1977; Sec. 23-4794, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 23-2904, 23-4794; amd. Sec. 90, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 121, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 113, L. 1993.
MT Code § 13-12-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 1. Election Supplies|13-12-102. Items to be furnished by election administrators

  13-12-102. Items to be furnished by election administrators. The election administrators shall deliver to each polling place or to the chief election judge for a polling place all supplies necessary to conduct the election at that polling place. If the blank ballots for the polling place are delivered before noon of the day before the election, the election administrator shall retain sufficient ballots to supply electors requesting absentee ballots. The election administrator shall write in the pollbook for that polling place, after the numbers of the ballots retained, "reserved for absentee ballots".   History: Ap.p. Sec. 84, Ch. 368, L. 1969; Sec. 23-3501, R.C.M. 1947; Ap.p. Sec. 4280, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 2939, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 4515, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Pol. C. Sec. 4064; re-en. Sec. 4515, R.C.M. 1935; Sec. 16-1156, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 16-1156, 23-3501; amd. Sec. 91, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-12-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 1. Election Supplies|13-12-103. Repealed

  13-12-103. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 85, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3502.
MT Code § 13-12-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 1. Election Supplies|13-12-104. Repealed

  13-12-104. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 86, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3503.
MT Code § 13-12-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 1. Election Supplies|13-12-105. Repealed

  13-12-105. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 87, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3504.
MT Code § 13-12-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-201. Certification of candidate names and ballot issues for general election ballot

  13-12-201. Certification of candidate names and ballot issues for general election ballot. (1) Seventy-five days before a general election, the secretary of state shall certify to the election administrators the name and party or other designation of each candidate who filed with the secretary of state and whose name is entitled to appear on the ballot, subject to 13-37-126, and the ballot issues as shown in the official records of the secretary of state's office.   (2) On certification from the secretary of state's office pursuant to subsection (1), the election administrator shall certify the name and party or other designation of each candidate whose name is entitled to appear on the ballot, subject to 13-37-126, and the ballot issues as shown in the official records of the election administrator's office, and shall have the official ballots prepared.   (3) If a candidate for the legislature is no longer eligible under Article V, section 4, of the Montana constitution to seek the office for which the candidate has filed because the candidate has changed residence, the secretary of state shall notify the candidate that the candidate is required to withdraw as provided in 13-10-325.   History: En. Sec. 100, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3517(3); amd. Sec. 92, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 74, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 292, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 183, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
MT Code § 13-12-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-202. Ballot form and uniformity

  13-12-202. Ballot form and uniformity. (1) The secretary of state shall adopt statewide uniform rules that prescribe the ballot form for each type of ballot used in this state. The rules must conform to the provisions of this title unless the voting system used clearly requires otherwise. At a minimum, the rules must address:   (a) the manner in which each type of ballot may be corrected under 13-12-204;   (b) what provisions must be made on the ballot for write-in candidates;   (c) the size and content of stubs on paper ballots, except as provided in 13-19-106(1);   (d) how unvoted ballots must be handled;   (e) how the number of individuals voting and the number of ballots cast must be recorded; and   (f) the order and arrangement of voting system ballots.   (2) The names of all candidates that appear on the face of a ballot must appear in the same font size and style.   (3) Notwithstanding 13-19-106(1) and except as provided in 13-3-208, when the stubs are detached, it must be impossible to distinguish any one of the ballots from another ballot for the same office or issue.   (4) The ballots must contain the name of each candidate whose nomination is certified under law for an office and no other names, except that the names of candidates for president and vice president of the United States must appear on the ballot as provided in 13-25-101(5).   History: En. Sec. 91, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3508(4); amd. Sec. 93, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 325, L. 2019.
MT Code § 13-12-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-203. Appearance of candidate's name and party designation on ballot

  13-12-203. Appearance of candidate's name and party designation on ballot. (1) Subject to 13-12-202 and except as provided in 13-10-209 for nonpartisan offices and 13-10-303 for certain other candidates, in partisan elections, candidates' names must appear under the title of the office sought, with the name of the party in not more than three words appearing opposite or below the name.   (2) Subject to 13-12-202, in nonpartisan general elections, the candidates' names must appear under the title of the office sought, with no description or designation appearing with the name unless partisan and nonpartisan offices appear on the same ballot. In such a case, the names of nonpartisan candidates must appear with the word "Nonpartisan".   (3) Except as otherwise provided by this section, information about the candidate other than the candidate's name may not appear on the ballot, including a title, accomplishment, award, or degree.   History: En. Sec. 92, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 254, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3509; amd. Sec. 94, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 214, L. 2015.
MT Code § 13-12-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-204. Method of correction of ballot

  13-12-204. Method of correction of ballot. If an appointment has been made to replace a candidate, as provided in 13-10-326, 13-10-327, or 13-10-328, or if a candidate for lieutenant governor has been advanced to the candidacy for governor, as provided in 13-10-328, after the ballots have been prepared but before the election, the election administrator may:   (1) correct the ballot in a manner consistent with rules adopted under 13-12-202;   (2) have the entire ballot redone; or   (3) have a separate ballot prepared only for the office for which the new candidate is a candidate.   History: En. Sec. 93, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3510; amd. Sec. 95, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 85, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 414, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-12-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-205. Arrangement of names -- rotation on ballot

  13-12-205. Arrangement of names -- rotation on ballot. (1) The candidates' names must be arranged alphabetically on the ballot according to surnames under the title of the respective offices and rotated as provided in this section.   (2) (a) If two or more individuals are candidates for nomination or election to the same office, the election administrator shall divide the ballot forms into sets equal in number to the greatest number of candidates for any office. The candidates for nomination to an office by each political party must be considered separately in determining the number of sets necessary for a primary election.   (b) The election administrator shall begin with a form arranged alphabetically and rotate the names of the candidates so that each candidate's name will be at the top of the list for each office on substantially an equal number of ballots. If it is not numerically possible to place each candidate's name at the top of the list, the names must be rotated in groups so that each candidate's name is as near the top of the list as possible on substantially an equal number of ballots.   (c) If the county contains more than one legislative district, the election administrator may rotate each candidate's name so that it will be at or near the top of the list for each office on substantially an equal number of ballots in each house district.   (d) For purposes of rotation, the offices of president and vice president and of governor and lieutenant governor must be considered as a group.   (e) No more than one of the sets may be used in preparing the ballot for use in any one precinct, and all ballots furnished for use in any precinct must be identical.   History: En. Sec. 94, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3511; amd. Sec. 96, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 576, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 273, L. 2007.
MT Code § 13-12-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-206. Repealed

  13-12-206. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 95, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3512.
MT Code § 13-12-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-207. Order of placement

  13-12-207. Order of placement. (1) The order on the ballot for state and federal offices must be as follows:   (a) If the election is in a year in which a president of the United States is to be elected, in spaces separated from the balance of the party tickets by a line must be the names and spaces for voting for candidates for president and vice president. The names of candidates for president and vice president for each political party must be grouped together.   (b) United States senator;   (c) United States representative;   (d) governor and lieutenant governor;   (e) secretary of state;   (f) attorney general;   (g) state auditor;   (h) state superintendent of public instruction;   (i) public service commissioners;   (j) clerk of the supreme court;   (k) chief justice of the supreme court;   (l) justices of the supreme court;   (m) district court judges;   (n) state senators;   (o) members of the Montana house of representatives.   (2) The following order of placement must be observed for county offices:   (a) clerk of the district court;   (b) county commissioner;   (c) county clerk and recorder;   (d) sheriff;   (e) coroner;   (f) county attorney;   (g) county superintendent of schools;   (h) county auditor;   (i) public administrator;   (j) county assessor;   (k) county treasurer;   (l) surveyor;   (m) justice of the peace.   (3) The secretary of state shall designate the order for placement on the ballot of any offices not on the above lists, except that the election administrator shall designate the order of placement for municipal, charter, or consolidated local government offices and district offices when the district is part of only one county.   (4) Constitutional amendments must be placed before statewide referendum and initiative measures. Ballot issues for a county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision must follow statewide measures in the order designated by the election administrator.   (5) If any offices are not to be elected they may not be listed, but the order of the offices to be filled must be maintained.   (6) If there is a short-term and a long-term election for the same office, the long-term office must precede the short-term.   History: Ap. p. Sec. 96, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 28, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 315, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 365, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 468, L. 1977; Sec. 23-3513, R.C.M. 1947; Ap. p. Sec. 100, Ch. 368, L. 1969; Sec. 23-3517, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3513, 23-3517(1), (2); amd. Sec. 97, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 7, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 273, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 242, L. 2011.
MT Code § 13-12-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-208. Repealed

  13-12-208. Repealed. Sec. 91, Ch. 414, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 97, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3514; amd. Sec. 98, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-12-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-209. Repealed

  13-12-209. Repealed. Sec. 91, Ch. 414, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 98, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 414, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 30, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3515; amd. Sec. 99, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-12-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-210. Number of ballots to be provided for each precinct

  13-12-210. Number of ballots to be provided for each precinct. (1) The election administrator shall provide each election precinct with sufficient ballots for the electors registered, plus an extra supply to cover spoiled ballots.   (2) The election administrator shall keep a record in the administrator's office showing the exact number of ballots that are delivered to the election judges of each precinct.   History: En. Sec. 99, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3516; amd. Sec. 100, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 13-12-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-211. Repealed

  13-12-211. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 90, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3507.
MT Code § 13-12-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-212. Election administrator to provide official ballots -- other ballots prohibited

  13-12-212. Election administrator to provide official ballots -- other ballots prohibited. Each election administrator shall provide the official ballots for every election conducted by the election administrator. A ballot other than an official ballot may not be cast or counted in any election.   History: En. Sec. 89, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3506; amd. Sec. 101, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 414, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-12-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-213. Repealed

  13-12-213. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 91, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3508(1) thru (3).
MT Code § 13-12-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 12. Election Supplies and Ballots|Part 2. Ballots|13-12-214. Sample ballots

  13-12-214. Sample ballots. The election administrator may have sample ballots printed in a number sufficient to answer requests from the political parties, schools, and electors. Sample ballots must be duplicates of the official ballots but must be clearly distinguishable from official ballots and may not have perforated stubs or be numbered.   History: En. Sec. 102, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-13-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 13. Election Procedure|Part 1. Procedure at Polling Place|13-13-101. Duties -- proclamation prior to opening and closing polls

  13-13-101. Duties -- proclamation prior to opening and closing polls. (1) The election judges shall meet at their assigned polling places at the time set by the election administrator. The judges shall take and subscribe the official oath prescribed by the constitution. They may administer the oath to each other. The judges shall check all supplies and complete preparations for voting before the time set for opening the polls, under the direction of the chief election judge.   (2) Before the polls are opened or closed, that fact must be proclaimed at the place of election.   History: En. Sec. 102, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3602; amd. Sec. 103, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-13-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 13. Election Procedure|Part 1. Procedure at Polling Place|13-13-102. Repealed

  13-13-102. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 101, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3601.
MT Code § 13-13-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 13. Election Procedure|Part 1. Procedure at Polling Place|13-13-103. Repealed

  13-13-103. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 103, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3603.
MT Code § 13-13-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 13. Election Procedure|Part 1. Procedure at Polling Place|13-13-104. Repealed

  13-13-104. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 110, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 254, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3610.
MT Code § 13-13-105 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 13. Election Procedure|Part 1. Procedure at Polling Place|13-13-105. Repealed

  13-13-105. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 104, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3604.
MT Code § 13-13-106 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 13. Election Procedure|Part 1. Procedure at Polling Place|13-13-106. Repealed

  13-13-106. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 106, Ch. 368, L .1969; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3606.