Montana § 13-10-502 Signature Requirements For Petition

Montana Statutes

§ 13-10-502 — Signature Requirements For Petition

Montana § 13-10-502

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 10PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND NOMINATIONS

Part 5Methods of Nomination Other Than by Primary Election

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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-10-502 (2026).

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13-10-502 . Signature requirements for petition.

(1)The petition for nomination must be signed by active electors as defined in 13-1-101 residing within the state and district or political subdivision in which the officer or officers are to be elected. Each signature line must contain spaces for the signature, post-office address, and printed last name of the signer.

(2)(a) For statewide and federal offices, the number of signatures must be 4% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election.

(b)For legislative districts and other races not included in subsection (2)(a), the number of signatures must be 4% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election.

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13-10-502 . Signature requirements for petition. (1) The petition for nomination must be signed by active electors as defined in 13-1-101 residing within the state and district or political subdivision in which the officer or officers are to be elected. Each signature line must contain spaces for the signature, post-office address, and printed last name of the signer.
(2) (a) For statewide and federal offices, the number of signatures must be 4% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election.
(b) For legislative districts and other races not included in subsection (2)(a), the number of signatures must be 4% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election.
(3) If the office sought is a new office or the boundaries of the district or political subdivision in which the election is to be held have changed since the last election for the office, the officer with whom nominations for the office sought are filed shall determine the number of signatures required for a petition of nomination for that office. The number of signatures may not be less than is required in subsection (2).

Legislative History

En. Sec. 78, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 59, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 237, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3318(3), (4); amd. Sec. 84, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 537, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 643, L. 2025.