7-2-2710. Procedure to hold election. - Montana Statutes

     7-2-2710. Procedure to hold election. (1) The election administrator of each of the counties, after receiving a copy of the election proclamation, shall present it to the board of county commissioners if the board is then in session or, if not in session, then at the first meeting held thereafter. The board of county commissioners of each of the counties shall issue the proclamations and give the notices of election which are required by the general laws of this state when questions are to be submitted to the qualified electors of a county at an election. The proclamation and notices shall include a description of the boundaries of that part of the county proposed to be abandoned and attached to and made a part of such county if the county is abandoned.
     (2) The election administrator of each of the counties shall give notice of the closing of the registration books and shall cause the same to be closed at the time and in the manner provided by the general registration and election laws of this state.
     (3) The election shall be held, voted, counted, and returns made and canvassed in the manner provided by the general election laws of this state.

     History: En. Secs. 6, 7, Ch. 105, L. 1937; R.C.M. 1947, 16-4006, 16-4007(part); amd. Sec. 286, Ch. 571, L. 1979.