Montana § 5-3-108 Failure To Approve Special Session -- Ballots Void

Montana Statutes

§ 5-3-108 — Failure To Approve Special Session -- Ballots Void

Montana·Title 5 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH·Ch. 3 SPECIAL SESSIONS·Part 1 Call of Special Session

5-3-108 . Failure to approve special session -- ballots void.

(1)Subject to subsection (2), if a majority of the legislators fail to approve the call for a special session within 30 days after the secretary of state mails the ballots or notifies each legislator, all ballots are void and may not be used again.

(2)When the purpose of the special session is to consider an existing state of emergency or disaster declared under the authority of 10-3-303 , if a majority of the legislators fail to approve the call for a special session within 7 calendar days after the secretary of state sends the ballots or notifies each legislator pursuant to 5-3-106 (2), all ballots are void and may not be used again.

(3)If a poll is not approved under subsection (1) or (2), the entire process must be repeat

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5-3-108 . Failure to approve special session -- ballots void. (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a majority of the legislators fail to approve the call for a special session within 30 days after the secretary of state mails the ballots or notifies each legislator, all ballots are void and may not be used again.
(2) When the purpose of the special session is to consider an existing state of emergency or disaster declared under the authority of 10-3-303 , if a majority of the legislators fail to approve the call for a special session within 7 calendar days after the secretary of state sends the ballots or notifies each legislator pursuant to 5-3-106 (2), all ballots are void and may not be used again.
(3) If a poll is not approved under subsection (1) or (2), the entire process must be repeated to call the legislature into special session.

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