Montana § 13-10-203 Indigent Candidates

Montana Statutes

§ 13-10-203 — Indigent Candidates

Montana·Title 13 ELECTIONS·Ch. 10 PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND NOMINATIONS·Part 2 Preprimary Procedures

13-10-203 . Indigent candidates. If an individual is unable to pay a filing fee, the filing officer shall accept the following documents in lieu of a filing fee:

(1)from a successful write-in candidate, a statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee;

(2)from a candidate for nomination, a statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee and a written petition for nomination as a candidate that meets the following requirements:

(a)the petition contains the name of the office to be filled and the candidate's name and residence address;

(b)the petition contains signatures numbering 5% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election;

(c)the signatures are those of electors residing within the political

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13-10-203 . Indigent candidates. If an individual is unable to pay a filing fee, the filing officer shall accept the following documents in lieu of a filing fee:
(1) from a successful write-in candidate, a statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee;
(2) from a candidate for nomination, a statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee and a written petition for nomination as a candidate that meets the following requirements:
(a) the petition contains the name of the office to be filled and the candidate's name and residence address;
(b) the petition contains signatures numbering 5% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election;
(c) the signatures are those of electors residing within the political subdivision of the state in which the candidate petitions for nomination; and
(d) the signatures have been submitted to the appropriate election administrator at least 1 week prior to the applicable deadline in 13-10-201 (7) and have been certified by the appropriate election administrator by the procedure provided in 13-27-303 and 13-27-304 .

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 59, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 28, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3304(7); amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 336, L. 2013.