Montana § 13-36-211 - When Nomination Or Election Not To Be Vacated
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 13-36-211 — When Nomination Or Election Not To Be Vacated, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-36-211. When Nomination Or Election Not To Be Vacated
When nomination or election not to be vacated. The ground of contest specified in 13-36-101 (3) may not be construed to authorize a nomination or election to be set aside on account of illegal votes unless it appears: (1) that the candidate or nominee whose right is contested had knowledge of or connived in the illegal votes; or (2) that the number of illegal votes given to the person whose right to the nomination or office is contested, if taken from the person, would reduce the number of legal votes for the person below the number of votes given to some other person for the same nomination or office, after deducting the illegal votes that may be shown to have been given to the other person.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-36-211 ("When Nomination Or Election Not To Be Vacated") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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