Montana § 13-35-207 Deceptive Election Practices

Montana Statutes

§ 13-35-207 — Deceptive Election Practices

Montana § 13-35-207

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 35ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AND CRIMINAL PROVISIONS

Part 2Specific Provisions

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 13-35-207 (2026).

Text

13-35-207 . Deceptive election practices. A person is guilty of false swearing, unsworn falsification, or tampering with public records or information, as appropriate, and is punishable as provided in 45-7-202 , 45-7-203 , or 45-7-208 , as applicable, whenever the person:

(1)falsely represents the person's name or other information required upon the person's voter registration form and causes registration with the form;

(2)signs a voter registration form knowingly witnessing any false or misleading statement;

(3)knowingly causes a false statement, certificate, or return of any kind to be signed;

(4)falsely makes a declaration or certificate of nomination;

(5)files or receives for filing a declaration or certificate of nomination knowing that all or part of the declaration or certifica

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13-35-207 . Deceptive election practices. A person is guilty of false swearing, unsworn falsification, or tampering with public records or information, as appropriate, and is punishable as provided in 45-7-202 , 45-7-203 , or 45-7-208 , as applicable, whenever the person:
(1) falsely represents the person's name or other information required upon the person's voter registration form and causes registration with the form;
(2) signs a voter registration form knowingly witnessing any false or misleading statement;
(3) knowingly causes a false statement, certificate, or return of any kind to be signed;
(4) falsely makes a declaration or certificate of nomination;
(5) files or receives for filing a declaration or certificate of nomination knowing that all or part of the declaration or certificate is false;
(6) forges or falsely makes the official endorsement of a ballot;
(7) forges or counterfeits returns of an election purporting to have been held at a precinct, municipality, or ward where no election was in fact held;
(8) knowingly substitutes forged or counterfeit returns of election in place of the true returns for a precinct, municipality, or ward where an election was held;
(9) signs a name other than the person's own to a petition, signs more than once for the same ballot issue, or signs a petition while not being a qualified elector of the state; or
(10) makes a false oath or affidavit where an oath or affidavit is required by law.

Legislative History

En. 23-47-115 by Sec. 15, Ch. 334, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-47-115 ; amd. Sec. 218, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 481, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 368, L. 2017.