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SENATE BILL NO. 260

INTRODUCED BY J. SHOCKLEY

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT MAKING IT A FELONY OFFENSE FOR A PERSON WHO IS NOT A UNITED STATES CITIZEN TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR TO VOTE IN AN ELECTION; PROVIDING A PENALTY; AND AMENDING SECTION 13-1-111, MCA."

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     NEW SECTION.  Section 1.  Alien registering to vote as felony offense -- penalty. An individual who is not a citizen of the United States who knowingly registers to vote in an election in this state is guilty of a felony offense and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law.

 

     Section 2.  Section 13-1-111, MCA, is amended to read:

     "13-1-111.  Qualifications of voter. (1) No person may be entitled to vote at elections unless he has the following qualifications An individual may not vote unless the individual:

     (a)  He must be is registered as required by law.;

     (b)  He must be is 18 years of age or older.;

     (c)  He must be is a resident of the state of Montana and of the county in which he the individual offers to vote for at least 30 days.; and

     (d)  He must be is a citizen of the United States.

     (2)  No person An individual convicted of a felony has the right to may not vote while he the individual is serving a sentence in a penal institution.

     (3)  No person An individual adjudicated to be of unsound mind has the right to may not vote, unless he the individual has been restored to capacity as provided by law.

     (4) An individual violating subsection (1)(d) is guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be punished as provided by law."

 

     NEW SECTION.  Section 3.  Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 13, chapter 2, part 2, and the provisions of Title 13, chapter 2, part 2, apply to [section 1].

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