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bill NO. _____________
INTRODUCED
BY _________________________________________________
By Request of the ****
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT requiring a candidate for office to be registered to vote; AMENDING SECTION 2-16-102, MCA; and PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
Section 1. Section 2-16-102, MCA, is amended to read:
"2-16-102. Qualifications generally -- age and citizenship. (1) Provisions respecting disqualifications for particular offices are contained in the constitution and in the provisions of the laws concerning the various offices.
(2) A person is not eligible to hold civil office in this state who at the time of election or appointment is not 18 years of age or older and a citizen of this state.
(3) A person is not eligible to hold civil office in this state who at the time of election is not registered to vote in Montana."
NEW SECTION. Section 2. Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.