Montana § 20-20-201 - Calling Of School Election

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§ 20-20-201. Calling Of School Election

Calling of school election. (1) (a) At least 145 days before a regular school election, the trustees of a district or other entity or official authorized by law to call a school election shall call the school election by resolution, stating the date and purpose of each election and whether, pursuant to 13-19-202 , the election is requested to be by mail. (b) The trustees or other entity described in subsection (1)(a) may amend the resolution provided for in subsection (1)(a) until 70 days prior to the regular school election. This subsection (1)(b) may not be construed to affect the ballot certification deadline concerning the certification of the official wording for each ballot issue as provided in 20-20-401 . (c) At least 70 days prior to a special election, the trustees of a district or other entity or official authorized by law to call a school election shall call the special election by resolution, stating the date and purpose of each election and whether, pursuant to 13-19-202 , the election is requested to be by mail. (2) To enable the county election administrator to manage voter registration and prepare the lists of registered electors: (a) the resolution calling for a school election must be transmitted to the county election administrator no later than 3 days after the resolution is passed; and (b) if the election is to be conducted by mail, the school clerk must also transmit to the county election administrator a copy of the written plan required under 13-19-205 .

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 20-20-201 ("Calling Of School Election") 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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