Montana § 3-10-201 Election

Montana Statutes

§ 3-10-201 — Election

Montana § 3-10-201

Title 3JUDICIARY, COURTS

Ch. 10JUSTICES' COURTS

Part 2Justices of the Peace

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Mont. Code Ann. § 3-10-201 (2026).

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3-10-201 . Election.

(1)Except as provided in 3-10-206 , each justice of the peace must be elected by the qualified electors of the county at the general state election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of the justice of the peace's predecessor.

(2)A justice of the peace must be nominated and elected on the nonpartisan judicial ballot in the same manner as judges of the district court.

(3)Each judicial office must be a separate and independent office for election purposes, each office must be numbered by the county commissioners, and each candidate for justice of the peace shall specify the number of the office for which the candidate seeks to be elected. A candidate may not file for more than one office.

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3-10-201 . Election. (1) Except as provided in 3-10-206 , each justice of the peace must be elected by the qualified electors of the county at the general state election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of office of the justice of the peace's predecessor.
(2) A justice of the peace must be nominated and elected on the nonpartisan judicial ballot in the same manner as judges of the district court.
(3) Each judicial office must be a separate and independent office for election purposes, each office must be numbered by the county commissioners, and each candidate for justice of the peace shall specify the number of the office for which the candidate seeks to be elected. A candidate may not file for more than one office.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 60, C. Civ. Proc. 1895; re-en. Sec. 6279, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 8833, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. C. Civ. Proc. Sec. 85; re-en. Sec. 8833, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 491, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 276, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 420, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 93-401(part); amd. Sec. 188, Ch. 61, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 143, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 87, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 16, L. 2025.