Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 7. DEBT MANAGEMENT

Part 22. County General Obligation Bonds

Filing Of Petition With Election Administrator -- Certificate

7-7-2225. Filing of petition with election administrator -- certificate. (1) The completed petition for an election on issuing bonds must be filed with the election administrator. The election administrator shall, within 15 days, carefully examine the petition and the county records showing the qualifications of the petitioners and attach a certificate, under official signature and the seal of the administrator's office.

(2) The certificate must set forth:

(a) the total number of individuals who are registered electors;

(b) which and how many of the individuals whose names are subscribed to the petition have all of the qualifications required of signers of a petition;

(c) whether the qualified signers constitute more or less than 20% of the registered electors of the county.

History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 188, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 4630.8, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 158, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 347, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 16-2022(part); amd. Sec. 309, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 501, Ch. 61, L. 2007.