Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 13-1-104 - Times for holding general elections(1) A general election must be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.(2) In every even-numbered year, the following elections must be held on general election day: (a) an election on any ballot issue submitted to electors pursuant to Article III, section 6, unless the legislature orders a special election, or Article XIV, section 8, of the Montana constitution;(b) an election of federal officers, members of the legislature, state officers, multicounty district officers elected at a statewide election, district court judges, and county officers; and(c) any other election required by law to be held on general election day in an even-numbered year.(3) In every odd-numbered year, the following elections must be held on the same day as the general election: (a) an election of officers for municipalities required by law to hold the election; and(b) any other election required by law to be held on general election day in an odd-numbered year.Amended by Laws 2015, Ch. 49, Sec. 166, eff. 11/4/2015.En. Sec. 4, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-2604; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 27, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 603, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 216, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 644, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 514, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 475, L. 2003.