Montana Statutes
§ 13-37-131 — Misrepresentation Of Voting Record
Montana·Title 13 ELECTIONS·Ch. 37 CONTROL OF CAMPAIGN PRACTICES·Part 1 Commissioner of Political Practices
13-37-131 . Misrepresentation of voting record.
(1)It is unlawful for a person to misrepresent a candidate's public voting record with knowledge that the assertion is false or with a reckless disregard of whether or not the assertion is false.
(2)It is unlawful for a person to misrepresent to a candidate another candidate's public voting record with knowledge that the assertion is false or with a reckless disregard of whether or not the assertion is false.
(3)For the purposes of this section, the public voting record of a candidate who was previously a member of the legislature includes a vote of that candidate recorded in committee minutes or in journals of the senate or the house of representatives. Failure of a person to verify a public voting record is evidence of the person's reckl
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 1, Ch. 483, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 352, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 367, L. 2013.
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§ 13-37-101
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Term Of Office§ 13-37-104
Vacancy§ 13-37-105
Impeachment And Prosecution Of Commissioner§ 13-37-106
Salary§ 13-37-109
And 13-37-110 Reserved§ 13-37-111
Investigative Powers And Duties -- Recusal§ 13-37-112
Personnel And Budget§ 13-37-113
Hiring Of Attorneys -- Prosecutions§ 13-37-114
Rules§ 13-37-115
Orders Of Noncompliance§ 13-37-116
Exercise Of Powers