Montana § 13-10-404 Placement Of Candidate On Primary Ballot -- Methods Of Qualification -- Filing Fee

Montana Statutes

§ 13-10-404 — Placement Of Candidate On Primary Ballot -- Methods Of Qualification -- Filing Fee

Montana § 13-10-404

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 10PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND NOMINATIONS

Part 4Presidential Preference Primary

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 13-10-404 (2026).

Text

13-10-404 . Placement of candidate on primary ballot -- methods of qualification -- filing fee.

(1)Before an individual intending to qualify as a presidential candidate may qualify for placement on the ballot, the individual shall qualify by one or more of the following methods:

(a)The individual has submitted a declaration for nomination that is signed by the candidate or an authorized campaign official to the secretary of state pursuant to 13-10-201 (2) and has been nominated on petitions with the verified signatures of at least 500 qualified electors. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of the petition.

(b)The individual has submitted a declaration for nomination to the secretary of state pursuant to 13-10-201 , and the secretary of state has determined, by th

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13-10-404 . Placement of candidate on primary ballot -- methods of qualification -- filing fee. (1) Before an individual intending to qualify as a presidential candidate may qualify for placement on the ballot, the individual shall qualify by one or more of the following methods:
(a) The individual has submitted a declaration for nomination that is signed by the candidate or an authorized campaign official to the secretary of state pursuant to 13-10-201 (2) and has been nominated on petitions with the verified signatures of at least 500 qualified electors. The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of the petition.
(b) The individual has submitted a declaration for nomination to the secretary of state pursuant to 13-10-201 , and the secretary of state has determined, by the time that declarations for nomination are to be filed, that the individual is eligible to receive payments pursuant to the federal Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account Act, 26 U.S.C. 9031, et seq.
(2) Except as provided by 13-10-201 (3), the individual's declaration for nomination submitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must be accompanied by the filing fee set in 13-10-202 (3).

Legislative History

En. 23-3325 by Sec. 4, Ch. 162, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3325; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 52, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 5, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 336, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 172, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 368, L. 2017.