Montana § 13-14-117 Placing Names On Ballots For General Election

Montana Statutes

§ 13-14-117 — Placing Names On Ballots For General Election

Montana § 13-14-117

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 14NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS

Part 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 13-14-117 (2026).

Text

13-14-117 . Placing names on ballots for general election.

(1)Except as provided in subsection (2), the two candidates for nomination to an office who receive the highest number of votes cast at the primary are the nominees for the office and qualify to have their names placed on the general election ballot.

(2)If, pursuant to 13-14-115 (2), a local or county nonpartisan primary election for an office is not held, then all candidates who filed for the office are nominees for the office and qualify to have their names placed on the general election ballot.

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13-14-117 . Placing names on ballots for general election. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the two candidates for nomination to an office who receive the highest number of votes cast at the primary are the nominees for the office and qualify to have their names placed on the general election ballot.
(2) If, pursuant to 13-14-115 (2), a local or county nonpartisan primary election for an office is not held, then all candidates who filed for the office are nominees for the office and qualify to have their names placed on the general election ballot.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 145, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 135, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 46, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 168, L. 2017.