The bill amends Section 13-27-302 of the Montana Code Annotated to establish a filing timeline for the certification of petition signatures. It introduces specific deadlines for submitting affidavits attached to signature sheets based on the date the signatures were collected. For instance, affidavits for signatures dated 287 days or more before the final filing date must be submitted 273 days prior, while those dated 196 days, 126 days, and 98 days before the final date have corresponding submission deadlines of 182 days, 112 days, and 84 days, respectively.

Additionally, the bill mandates that once an affidavit is submitted, the county election administrator must date stamp it, log it, and provide a receipt to the signature gatherer. If the affidavit and signature sheet are not submitted within the specified timelines, the county election administrator is required to reject the filing and will not process it further. The bill is set to take effect immediately upon passage and approval.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 13-27-302
SB0226_1(1): 13-27-302
SB0226_1(2): 13-27-302
SB0226_1(3): 13-27-302
SB0226_1(4): 13-27-302
SB0226_1(5): 13-27-302
SB0226_1(6): 13-27-302
SB0226_1: 13-27-302
SB0226_2(1): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(10): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(11): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(12): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(2): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(3): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(4): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(5): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(6): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(7): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(8): 13-27-302
SB0226_2(9): 13-27-302
SB0226_2: 13-27-302
SB0226_3(1): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(10): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(11): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(12): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(2): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(3): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(4): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(5): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(6): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(7): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(8): 13-27-302
SB0226_3(9): 13-27-302
SB0226_3: 13-27-302
SB0226_4(1): 13-27-302
SB0226_4(2): 13-27-302
SB0226_4(3): 13-27-302
SB0226_4: 13-27-302
SB0226_X(1): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(10): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(11): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(2): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(3): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(4): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(5): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(6): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(7): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(8): 13-27-302
SB0226_X(9): 13-27-302
SB0226_X: 13-27-302