13-27-501. Secretary of state to certify ballot form. - Montana Statutes

     13-27-501. Secretary of state to certify ballot form. (1) The secretary of state shall furnish to the official of each county responsible for preparation of the ballots, at the same time as the election administrator certifies the names of the persons who are candidates for offices to be filled at the election, a certified copy of the form in which each ballot issue to be voted on by the people at that election is to appear on the ballot.
     (2) The secretary of state shall list for each issue:
     (a) the number;
     (b) the method of placement on the ballot;
     (c) the title;
     (d) the attorney general's explanatory statement, if applicable;
     (e) the fiscal statement, if applicable;
     (f) the statements of the implication of a vote for or against the issue that are to be placed beside the diagram for marking the ballot; and
     (g) a statement that the issue conflicts with one or more issues, referenced by number, that also appear on the ballot, if applicable.
     (3) When required to do so, the secretary of state shall use for each ballot issue the title of the legislative act or legislative constitutional proposal or the title provided by the attorney general or district court. Following the number of the ballot issue, the secretary of state, when required to do so, shall include one of the following statements to identify why the issue has been placed on the ballot:
     (a) an act referred by the legislature;
     (b) an amendment to the constitution proposed by the legislature;
     (c) an act of the legislature referred by referendum petition; or
     (d) a law or constitutional amendment proposed by initiative petition.

     History: En. 37-135 by Sec. 21, Ch. 342, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 37-135(1); amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 400, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 336, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 669, L. 1983; (4)En. Sec. 2, Ch. 669, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 481, L. 2007.