Montana Code Annotated
Part 2. Campaign Finance
13-37-206. Exception for certain school districts and certain special districts

13-37-206. Exception for certain school districts and certain special districts. (1) The provisions of this part, except 13-37-216 and 13-37-217, do not apply to a candidate for the office of trustee of a school district, the candidate's political campaign, or a political committee organized to support or oppose a school district issue or a candidate when the school district is:
(a) a first-class district located in a county having a population of less than 15,000;
(b) a second- or third-class district; or
(c) a county high school district having a student enrollment of less than 2,000.
(2) The provisions of this part, except 13-37-216 and 13-37-217, do not apply to a candidate, the candidate's political campaign, or a political committee organized to support or oppose an issue or a candidate if the candidate is running for or the committee's issue involves a unit of local government authorized by law to perform a single function or a limited number of functions, including but not limited to a conservation district, a weed management district, a fire district, a community college district, a hospital district, an irrigation district, a sewer district, a transportation district, a water district, any other special purpose district, or any entity formed by interlocal agreement.
History: En. 23-4781 by Sec. 6, Ch. 480, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 23, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4781(7); amd. Sec. 250, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 361, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 191, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 127, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 202, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 193, Ch. 49, L. 2015.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 13. Elections

Chapter 37. Control of Campaign Practices

Part 2. Campaign Finance

13-37-201. Campaign treasurer

13-37-202. Deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-203. Qualifications of campaign and deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-204. Removal of campaign and deputy campaign treasurers

13-37-205. Campaign depositories

13-37-206. Exception for certain school districts and certain special districts

13-37-207. Deposit of contributions -- statement of campaign treasurer

13-37-208. Treasurer to keep records

13-37-209. Inspection of records

13-37-210. Repealed

13-37-211. Joint fundraising committee

13-37-212. through 13-37-214 reserved

13-37-215. Repealed

13-37-216. Limitations on contributions -- adjustment

13-37-217. Contributions in name of undisclosed principal

13-37-218. Repealed

13-37-219. Limitations on contributions to candidate when office sought is not known

13-37-220. Child-care expenses

13-37-221. through 13-37-224 reserved

13-37-225. Reports of contributions and expenditures required -- electronic filing and publication

13-37-226. Time for filing reports

13-37-227. Comprehensive report when several candidates or issues involved

13-37-228. Time periods covered by reports

13-37-229. Disclosure requirements for candidates, ballot issue committees, political party committees, and independent committees

13-37-230. Repealed

13-37-231. Reports to be certified as true, complete, and correct

13-37-232. Disclosure requirements for incidental committees

13-37-233. Reports to be filed regardless of tax status

13-37-234. Religious organization exemptions to be broadly construed

13-37-235. through 13-37-239 reserved

13-37-240. Surplus campaign funds

13-37-241. Candidate campaign debt

13-37-242. through 13-37-249 reserved

13-37-250. Voluntary spending limits