Montana Code 13-10-202. Filing fees

13-10-202. Filing fees. Filing fees are as follows:

Candidate: means :

(a)an individual who has filed a declaration or petition for nomination, acceptance of nomination, or appointment as a candidate for public office as required by law;

(b)for the purposes of chapter 35, 36, or 37, an individual who has solicited or received and retained contributions, made expenditures, or given consent to an individual, organization, political party, or committee to solicit or receive and retain contributions or make expenditures on the individual's behalf to secure nomination or election to any office at any time, whether or not the office for which the individual will seek nomination or election is known when the:

(i)solicitation is made;

(ii)contribution is received and retained; or

(iii)expenditure is made; or

(c)an officeholder who is the subject of a recall election. See Montana Code 13-1-101
United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(1)for offices having an annual salary of $2,500 or less and candidates for the legislature, $15;

(2)for county offices having an annual salary of more than $2,500, 0.5% of the total annual salary;

(3)for president, an amount equivalent to the filing fee required for a United States senate candidate;

(4)for other offices having an annual salary of more than $2,500, 1% of the total annual salary;

(5)for offices in which compensation is paid in fees, $10;

(6)for officers of political parties, presidential electors, and officers who receive no salary or fees, no filing fee is required.