7-13-2241. Filing of petition of nomination. - Montana Statutes

     7-13-2241. Filing of petition of nomination. (1) A petition of nomination, signed by at least five electors of the district for any one candidate, may be filed with the election administrator not earlier than 135 days or later than 75 days before the election. The election administrator shall endorse on the petition the date upon which the petition was presented.
     (2) If the district lies in more than one county, the petition for nomination must be presented to the election administrator whose county contains the largest percentage of the territory of the district and the election administrator shall fulfill all duties assigned to election administrators in elections under part 23 and this part.
     (3) If the petition conforms to this section, the election administrator shall place the name of the petitioner on the ballot as a candidate for director of the district.

     History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 242, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 167, L. 1965; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 263, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 257, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 310, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 521, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 296, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4507(6); amd. Sec. 328, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 564, Ch. 61, L. 2007.