13-10-203. Indigent candidates. - Montana Statutes

     13-10-203. Indigent candidates. If an individual is unable to pay a filing fee, the filing officer shall accept the following documents in lieu of a filing fee:
     (1) from a successful write-in candidate, a verified statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee;
     (2) from a candidate for nomination, a verified statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee and a written petition for nomination as a candidate that meets the following requirements:
     (a) the petition contains the name of the office to be filled and the candidate's name and residence address;
     (b) the petition contains signatures numbering 5% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election;
     (c) the signatures are those of electors residing within the political subdivision of the state in which the candidate petitions for nomination; and
     (d) the signatures have been certified by the appropriate election administrator by the procedure provided in 13-27-303 and 13-27-304.

     History: En. Sec. 59, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 28, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 246, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3304(7); amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 56, L. 2009.