Montana § 7-3-142 - Requirements For Petition
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 7-3-142 — Requirements For Petition, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7-3-142. Requirements For Petition
Requirements for petition. A petition proposing an alteration of a local government must contain: (1) a certificate containing the plan of government of the existing form of local government; (2) a certificate containing the plan of government of the proposed new form of government or amendments to the existing plan; (3) a certificate containing the plan of apportionment of commissioner districts if districts are contained in the plan of government; and (4) a comparison of the existing form of government and plan of government and proposed form of government and plan of government, including, if desired, a statement of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing and proposed forms and plans of government, information that supports the adoption of the proposed form and plan, and information that supports retention of the present form and plan.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-3-142 ("Requirements For Petition") 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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