Montana Code 13-25-303. Designation of electors
13-25-303. Designation of electors. Pursuant to 13-25-101, each political party qualified under 13-10-601 or unaffiliated presidential candidate shall submit to the secretary of state the names of two qualified individuals for each elector position in this state. One of the individuals must be designated as the elector nominee and the other must be designated as the alternate elector nominee. Unless otherwise provided by 13-25-305 through 13-25-308, Montana’s electors are the winning electors under the laws of this state.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-25-303
- 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
- Elector: means an individual selected as presidential elector under this part. See Montana Code 13-25-302
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201