Montana Code 13-27-102. Who may petition and gather signatures

13-27-102. Who may petition and gather signatures. (1) A petition may be signed only by a qualified elector of the state of Montana.

Anything of value: means any goods that have a certain utility to the recipient that is real and that is ordinarily not given away free but is purchased. See Montana Code 13-1-101
Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under state law. See Montana Code 13-1-101
Person: means an individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership, cooperative, committee, including a political committee, club, union, or other organization or group of individuals or a candidate as defined in subsection (8). See Montana Code 13-1-101
Petition: means a petition for a statewide initiative or a statutory referendum prepared pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. See Montana Code 13-27-110
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

(2)A person gathering signatures for a petition may not be paid anything of value based upon the number of signatures gathered.