Montana § 7-4-4301 Qualifications For Mayor

Montana Statutes

§ 7-4-4301 — Qualifications For Mayor

Montana·Title 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT·Ch. 4 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES·Part 43 Office of Mayor

7-4-4301 . Qualifications for mayor.

(1)A person is not eligible for the office of mayor unless the person:

(a)is at least 21 years old;

(b)has been a resident of the state for at least 3 years; and

(c)has been a resident for at least 2 years preceding the election to office of the city or town or an area that has been annexed by the city or town.

(2)The office of mayor of a city or town is considered vacant if the individual elected as mayor ceases to be a resident of the city or town.

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7-4-4301 . Qualifications for mayor. (1) A person is not eligible for the office of mayor unless the person:
(a) is at least 21 years old;
(b) has been a resident of the state for at least 3 years; and
(c) has been a resident for at least 2 years preceding the election to office of the city or town or an area that has been annexed by the city or town.
(2) The office of mayor of a city or town is considered vacant if the individual elected as mayor ceases to be a resident of the city or town.

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Legislative History

En. Sec. 8, p. 65, Ex. L. 1887; amd. Sec. 4749, Pol. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 3225, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 5004, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 5004, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 76, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 177, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 11-710; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 420, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 443, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 451, Ch. 61, L. 2007.