Section 13-10-507 - Independent candidates - association with political parties not allowed(1) A person seeking office as an independent candidate may not be associated with a political party for 1 year prior to the submission of the person's nomination petition.(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), "associated with a political party" means having run for office in Montana as a partisan candidate or having held a public office in Montana or a precinct committee representative office in Montana with a political party designation.Amended by Laws 2013, Ch. 336, Sec. 21, eff. 1/1/2014.En. Sec. 9, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 56, L. 2009.On 3/24/2014, the Montana Supreme Court removed Montana Primary Election Revision Measure, LR-127, from the ballot for the general election to be held in November 2014. Primary Election Revision Measure, LR-127, was passed by the Montana legislature as Laws 2013, Ch. 269.