Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Specific Provisions
13-35-242. Political activity in public postsecondary institution residence hall, dining facility, or athletic facility -- prohibition -- exceptions -- penalty

13-35-242. Political activity in public postsecondary institution residence hall, dining facility, or athletic facility -- prohibition -- exceptions -- penalty. (1) A political committee may not direct, coordinate, manage, or conduct any voter identification efforts, voter registration drives, signature collection efforts, ballot collection efforts, or voter turnout efforts for a federal, state, local, or school election inside a residence hall, dining facility, or athletic facility operated by a public postsecondary institution.
(2) Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting any communications made through mail, telephone, text messages, or electronic mail inside a residence hall, dining facility, or athletic facility or any political advertising made through radio, television, satellite, or internet service. Nothing in this section may be construed as prohibiting an individual from undertaking or participating in any activity for a federal, state, local, or school election if the activity is undertaken at the individual's exclusive initiative.
(3) A person who resides in a residence hall operated by a public postsecondary institution or who regularly uses a dining hall operated by public postsecondary institution, a candidate for office in a federal, state, local, or school election, or a political committee engaged in a federal, state, local, or school election may institute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, or enjoin a violation of this section.
(4) A political committee that violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "public postsecondary institution" means:
(a) a unit of the Montana university system as described in 20-25-201; or
(b) a Montana community college defined and organized as provided in 20-15-101.
History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 494, L. 2021.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 13. Elections

Chapter 35. Election and Campaign Practices and Criminal Provisions

Part 2. Specific Provisions

13-35-201. Electors and ballots

13-35-202. Conduct of election officials and election judges

13-35-203. Interference with officials

13-35-204. Official misconduct

13-35-205. Tampering with election records and information

13-35-206. Injury to election equipment, materials, and records

13-35-207. Deceptive election practices

13-35-208. Deception of elector

13-35-209. Fraudulent registration

13-35-210. Limits on voting rights

13-35-211. Electioneering -- soliciting information from electors

13-35-212. Repealed

13-35-213. Preventing public meetings of electors

13-35-214. Illegal influence of voters

13-35-215. Illegal consideration for voting

13-35-216. Repealed

13-35-217. Officers not to influence voter

13-35-218. Coercion or undue influence of voters

13-35-219. Repealed

13-35-220. Bribing members of political gatherings

13-35-221. Improper nominations

13-35-222. Repealed

13-35-223. Repealed

13-35-224. Repealed

13-35-225. Election materials not to be anonymous -- notice -- penalty

13-35-226. Unlawful acts of employers and employees

13-35-227. Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions

13-35-228. Prohibition of salary increase contribution

13-35-229. Repealed

13-35-230. Repealed

13-35-231. Unlawful for political party to contribute to judicial candidate

13-35-232. Repealed

13-35-233. Repealed

13-35-234. Repealed

13-35-235. Incorrect election procedures information

13-35-236. Void

13-35-237. Disclaimer on election materials funded by anonymous contributors

13-35-238. and 13-35-239 reserved

13-35-240. Repealed

13-35-241. Release of vote tally -- penalty

13-35-242. Political activity in public postsecondary institution residence hall, dining facility, or athletic facility -- prohibition -- exceptions -- penalty