Montana Code 13-27-213. Yes and no statement
13-27-213. Yes and no statement. (1) A yes and no statement specifies that a positive vote indicates support for the issue and a negative vote indicates opposition to the issue.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-27-213
- Ballot: means a paper ballot counted manually or a paper ballot counted by a machine, such as an optical scan system or other technology that automatically tabulates votes cast by processing the paper ballots. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- issue: means a proposal submitted to the people at an election for their approval or rejection, including but not limited to an initiative, referendum, proposed constitutional amendment, recall question, school levy question, bond issue question, or ballot question. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- legally sufficient: means that a petition complies with statutory and constitutional requirements governing submission of the proposed issue to the qualified electors and the substantive legality of the proposed issue if approved by the voters. See Montana Code 13-27-110
- 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)The yes and no statement must be placed beside the diagram provided for marking of the ballot in a manner similar to the following:
☐ YES on (insert the type of ballot issue and its number)
☐ NO on (insert the type of ballot issue and its number)
(3)The type of ballot issue and its number required by subsection (2) must be designated by the secretary of state as provided in 13-27-237 after the secretary of state receives notice from the attorney general that the petition has been found legally sufficient as provided in this part.
(4)The yes and no statement may not include additional material beyond the requirements of subsection (2).