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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-14-112 (2026)

Declarations For Nomination -- Fee -- Filing

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TITLE 13. ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 14. NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS

Part 1. General Provisions

Declarations For Nomination -- Fee -- Filing

13-14-112. Declarations for nomination -- fee -- filing. (1) Nonpartisan candidates shall file declarations for nomination as required by the primary election laws in a form prescribed by the secretary of state except as provided in 13-14-113. Except for a candidate covered under 7-1-205, a candidate may not file for more than one public office.

(2) Declarations may not indicate political affiliation. The candidate may not state in the declaration any principles or measures that the candidate advocates or any slogans.

(3) Each individual filing a declaration shall pay the fee prescribed by law for the office that the individual seeks.

(4) Declarations must be filed:

(a) in the office of the secretary of state or the appropriate election administrator as provided in 13-10-201; and

(b) within the filing period provided in 13-10-201(7) for the office that the individual seeks.

History: En. Sec. 140, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 586, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 292, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 336, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 185, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 141, L. 2019.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2025 · leading case: Geary v. Renne, 880 F.2d 1062 (9th Cir. 1989).
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Geary v. Renne, 880 F.2d 1062 (9th Cir. 1989). “Mont. Code Ann. § 13-14-112 (1987). The state also prohibits political parties from endorsing or contributing to the campaign of judicial candidates and justices of the peace.”
MNC v. A. Knudsen, 2025 MT 267. · cites it 2× “The Attorney General points to § 13-14-112, MCA, which provides that in nonpartisan elections, “[d]eclarations [for nomination] may not indicate political affiliation,” and § 13-12-203(2), MCA, which provides that in nonpartisan general elections, candidates’ names must appear…”
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