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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-27-301 (2026)

Submission Of Petition Sheets -- Withdrawal Of Signatures

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TITLE 13. ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 27. STATEWIDE BALLOT ISSUES

Part 3. Processing After Circulation ofPetitions for Signature

Submission Of Petition Sheets -- Withdrawal Of Signatures

13-27-301. Submission of petition sheets -- withdrawal of signatures. (1) Signed sheets or sections of petitions with original signatures must be submitted to the official responsible for registration of electors in the county in which the signatures were obtained no sooner than 9 months and no later than 4 weeks before the final date for filing the petition with the secretary of state.

(2) If it is impractical to submit signed sheets or sections of petitions with original signatures by the deadline provided in subsection (1), a copy or facsimile may be submitted to the proper county official by the deadline. Signed sheets or sections of petitions with original signatures must be submitted within 7 calendar days after the deadline. Failure to submit signed sheets or sections of petitions with original signatures within 7 calendar days will invalidate the signed sheets or sections submitted by copy or facsimile.

(3) Signatures may be withdrawn from a petition up to the time of final submission of petition sheets as provided in subsection (1). The secretary of state shall prescribe the form to be used by an elector desiring to have the elector's signature withdrawn from a petition.

History: En. 37-122 by Sec. 8, Ch. 342, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 37-122(1); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 400, L. 1979; (2)En. Sec. 15, Ch. 298, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 359, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 323, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 647, L. 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Montana Consum. Fin. Ass'n v. State ex rel. Bullock, 2010 MT 185, 238 P.3d 765.
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Montana Consum. Fin. Ass'n v. State ex rel. Bullock, 2010 MT 185, 238 P.3d 765. · cites it 6× “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
Not in Montana: Citizens Against CI-97 v. State ex rel. McGrath, 2006 MT 278, 147 P.3d 174. · cites it 2× “Proponents gathered the requisite number of signatures in support of CI-97 and submitted them to county election administrators pursuant to § 13-27-301, MCA. The county officials forwarded the signatures to the Secretary of State pursuant to § 13-27-304, MCA.”
J. Meyer v. Knudsen, 2022 MT 109, 510 P.3d 1246. “See §§ 13-27-301 to -317, MCA. One aspect of that process involves a review by the Attorney General of the proposed ballot issue to determine its “legal sufficiency.”
Cottonwood Env't v. Knudsen, 2022 MT 49. “See §§ 13-27-301 to -317, MCA. One aspect of that process involves a review by the Attorney General of the proposed ballot issue to determine its “legal sufficiency” and to approve its language.”
Montana Consum. Fin. v. State, No. 10-0371 (Mont. Aug. 17, 2010). · cites it 3× “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
Bernard Harrington v. State, 2010 MT 185. · cites it 3× “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
Bernard Harrington v. State, No. 10-0366 (Mont. Aug. 17, 2010). · cites it 3× “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
Mont. Code Ann. § 13-27-301(1): 4 cases
Montana Consum. Fin. Ass'n v. State ex rel. Bullock, 2010 MT 185, 238 P.3d 765. “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
Montana Consum. Fin. v. State, No. 10-0371 (Mont. Aug. 17, 2010). “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
Bernard Harrington v. State, 2010 MT 185. “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
Bernard Harrington v. State, No. 10-0366 (Mont. Aug. 17, 2010). “Section 13-27-301(1), MCA. The deadline for filing the petitions with the Secretary of State is the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election (here, July 16, 2010).”
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