Montana Code Annotated
Part 1. General Provisions
7-3-155. Three-year moratorium

7-3-155. Three-year moratorium. (1) Unless the constitution requires otherwise, an election on the question of changing the form of local government, charter, or consolidation plan may not be conducted again for 3 years.
(2) For the purposes of this section, general election dates are considered to be 1 year apart and may be used in computing the 3-year moratorium. An election on the question of changing an alternative form of a unit of local government may not be challenged as failing to conform with the moratorium provisions of this section because 3 full calendar years may not have elapsed.
History: En. Sec. 20, Ch. 675, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 404, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 521, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 49, L. 2015.

Structure Montana Code Annotated

Montana Code Annotated

Title 7. Local Government

Chapter 3. Alternative Forms of Local Government

Part 1. General Provisions

7-3-101. Compliance with constitution

7-3-102. Adoption of alternative form

7-3-103. Amendment of self-government charter or adopted alternative form of government -- proposed change in type of election -- election

7-3-104. Limitation on change in alternative form

7-3-105. Plan of government

7-3-106. Effect of change in government

7-3-107. through 7-3-110 reserved

7-3-111. Statutory basis for elected county official government

7-3-112. Statutory basis for county manager government

7-3-113. Statutory basis for municipal council-mayor government

7-3-114. Statutory basis for municipal commission-manager government

7-3-115. through 7-3-120 reserved

7-3-121. Purpose

7-3-122. Definitions

7-3-123. Alteration of existing forms of local government

7-3-124. Repealed

7-3-125. Petition for alteration

7-3-126. through 7-3-140 reserved

7-3-141. Permissible recommendations

7-3-142. Requirements for petition

7-3-143. Special requirements if consolidation recommended

7-3-144. Special requirements if county merger recommended

7-3-145. Special requirements if municipal disincorporation recommended

7-3-146. Filing of petitions

7-3-147. Availability of petitions

7-3-148. Publication of summary and comparison

7-3-149. Election on alteration of form of government

7-3-150. General ballot requirements

7-3-151. Treatment of suboptions for proposed alternative forms

7-3-152. Effect of adoption of new form of government or change in plan of government

7-3-153. Filing of approved plan

7-3-154. Judicial review

7-3-155. Three-year moratorium

7-3-156. Effective date of alternative form or amendment -- officers

7-3-157. General transition provisions

7-3-158. Transition provisions affecting personnel

7-3-159. Treatment of existing ordinances and resolutions

7-3-160. Election of new officials -- subsequent elections of officials

7-3-161. Organization of new governing body

7-3-162. through 7-3-170 reserved

7-3-171. Purpose

7-3-172. Purpose of study commission

7-3-173. Establishment of study commissions

7-3-174. Election dates and procedures

7-3-175. Ballot form and question

7-3-176. Election of commission members -- appointments

7-3-177. Composition of study commission

7-3-178. Term of office -- vacancies -- compensation

7-3-179. Organization of commission

7-3-180. Cooperation of study commissions

7-3-181. Conduct of business

7-3-182. Open meetings and public involvement

7-3-183. Commission powers

7-3-184. Financial administration

7-3-185. Scope of study commission recommendations

7-3-186. Study commission timetable

7-3-187. Final report

7-3-188. Special final report requirements -- consolidation or county merger

7-3-189. Special final report requirements for disincorporation

7-3-190. Supplementary reports

7-3-191. Publication of summary

7-3-192. Election on recommendation

7-3-193. Application of other sections