Montana § 20-3-313 - Election By Acclamation -- Notice
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 20-3-313 — Election By Acclamation -- Notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-3-313. Election By Acclamation -- Notice
Election by acclamation -- notice. (1) If the number of candidates filing for vacant positions or filing a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under 20-3-305 (2)(b) is equal to or less than the number of positions to be elected, the trustees may cancel the election. (2) If the election is canceled, the trustees shall give notice that a trustee election will not be held. Notice must be given no later than 30 days before the election. (3) If a trustee election is not held, the trustees shall declare elected by acclamation the candidate who filed for the position or who filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate and shall issue a certificate of election to the candidate. (4) An election for a trustee in a single-member district as provided in 20-3-338 or in a trustee nominating district as provided in 20-3-353 is considered a separate trustee election for the purposes of declaring election by acclamation as provided in this section.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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