13-27-317. Contest of ballot issue petitions. (1) Any qualified elector may, within 30 days after the date on which the issue was certified to the governor, file an action in the district court in the county of residence of the qualified elector contesting the certification of a ballot issue for illegal petition signatures or an erroneous or fraudulent count or canvass of petition signatures.
(2) If a court finds that illegal petition signatures or an erroneous or fraudulent count or canvass of petition signatures affected the outcome of the petition process and certification, the secretary of state shall decertify the contested ballot issue.
History: En. Sec. 18, Ch. 481, L. 2007.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Part 3. Submission and Processing of Petitions
13-27-301. Submission of petition sheets -- withdrawal of signatures
13-27-302. Certification of signatures
13-27-304. County official to forward verified sheets
13-27-305. Retention of copies by county official
13-27-306. Challenge to signatures by elector of county
13-27-307. Consideration and tabulation of signatures by secretary of state
13-27-308. Certification of petition to governor
13-27-311. Publication of proposed constitutional amendments
13-27-315. Statements by attorney general on issues referred by legislature
13-27-316. Court review of attorney general opinion or approved petitioner statements