20-9-426. Preparation and form of ballots for bond election. (1) The school district shall cause ballots to be prepared for all bond elections.
(2) All ballots must be substantially in the following form:
OFFICIAL BALLOTSCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ELECTION
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: Make an X or similar mark in the vacant square before the words "BONDS--YES" if you wish to vote for the bond issue; if you are opposed to the bond issue, make an X or similar mark in the square before the words "BONDS--NO".
Shall the board of trustees be authorized to issue and sell (state type of bonds here: general obligation, oil and natural gas revenue, oil and natural gas revenue for which a tax deficiency is pledged, or impact aid revenue) bonds of this school district in the amount of ............ dollars ($ ..........), payable semiannually, during a period not more than ...... years, for the purpose ............................. (here state the purpose the same way as in the notice of election)?
☐ BONDS -- YES.
☐ BONDS -- NO.
History: En. 75-7115 by Sec. 316, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 234, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-7115; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 500, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 144, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 492, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 271, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 400, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 209, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
20-9-401. Applicable laws for school district bonding
20-9-402. Definition of school district for bonding purposes
20-9-403. Bond issues for certain purposes
20-9-404. Contracts and bonds for joint construction
20-9-405. Proportional joint ownership -- disposition of money
20-9-407. Industrial facility agreement for bond issue in excess of maximum
20-9-408. Definition of forms of bonds
20-9-410. Limitation of term and interest -- timing for redemption
20-9-411. Dates of issue and payments
20-9-412. Issuance of refunding bonds without election
20-9-413. through 20-9-420 reserved
20-9-422. Additional requirements for trustees' resolution calling bond election
20-9-423. Form, contents, and circularization of petition proposing school district bond election
20-9-424. Validation of petition -- election administrator's certificate
20-9-425. Trustees' consideration of validated petition proposing bond election
20-9-426. Preparation and form of ballots for bond election
20-9-427. Notice of bond election by separate purpose
20-9-428. Determination of approval or rejection of proposition at bond election
20-9-429. Trustees' resolution to issue school district bonds pursuant to public sale
20-9-430. Sale of school district bonds and notice of public sale
20-9-431. Publication of notice of sale of school district bonds
20-9-432. Sale of school district bonds
20-9-433. Form and execution of school district bonds
20-9-434. Registration of school district bonds by county treasurer and copy for preservation
20-9-435. Delivery of school district bonds and disposition of sale money
20-9-436. County attorney to assist in proceedings
20-9-437. School district liable on bonds
20-9-438. Preparation of general obligation debt service fund budget -- operating reserve
20-9-440. Payment of debt service obligations -- termination of interest
20-9-441. Redemption of bonds -- investment of debt service fund money
20-9-442. Entries of payments and notification of school district
20-9-443. Disposition of remaining debt service fund
20-9-444. Liability of officers for failure to provide fund for payment of bonds
20-9-445. Liability for misuse of bond payment fund
20-9-446. Duty of county attorney to prosecute
20-9-447. through 20-9-450 reserved
20-9-457. through 20-9-460 reserved
20-9-464. Statute of limitations -- action to test validity
20-9-465. Action to restrain bond issue -- time for bringing
20-9-468. through 20-9-470 reserved
20-9-471. Issuance of obligations -- authorization -- conditions
20-9-472. Security for impact aid revenue bonds -- agreement of state
20-9-473. Security for oil and natural gas revenue bonds
20-9-474. Oil and natural gas revenue bond debt service reserve account