Montana § 13-28-204 Petition Signatures

Montana Statutes

§ 13-28-204 — Petition Signatures

Montana § 13-28-204

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 28LOCAL GOVERNMENT BALLOT ISSUES

Part 2Preparation and Submission of Local Government Ballot Issues

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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-28-204 (2026).

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13-28-204 . Petition signatures.

(1)A petition approved as to form may not be circulated for the purpose of signature gathering more than 1 year prior to the final date for filing the signed petition with the county election administrator.

(2)A local government petition may be signed only by a qualified elector of the local government.

(3)A person gathering signatures for a petition may not be paid anything of value based on the number of signatures gathered.

(4)Signatures may be withdrawn from a petition up to the time of final submission of petition sheets.

(5)Signatures must be verified in the manner provided in 13-27-103 .

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13-28-204 . Petition signatures. (1) A petition approved as to form may not be circulated for the purpose of signature gathering more than 1 year prior to the final date for filing the signed petition with the county election administrator.
(2) A local government petition may be signed only by a qualified elector of the local government.
(3) A person gathering signatures for a petition may not be paid anything of value based on the number of signatures gathered.
(4) Signatures may be withdrawn from a petition up to the time of final submission of petition sheets.
(5) Signatures must be verified in the manner provided in 13-27-103 .