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69th Legislature 2025 HB 597.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – HB 597
1 HOUSE BILL NO. 597
2 INTRODUCED BY Z. WIRTH, M. VINTON, M. THIEL, E. TILLEMAN, M. BERTOGLIO, B. MITCHELL
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4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT PROHIBITING INACTIVE ELECTORS FROM SIGNING
5 PETITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 13-27-102, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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9 Section 13-27-102, MCA, is amended to read:
10 "13-27-102. (1) (a) A petition may be signed only by a
11 qualified elector of the state of Montana.
12 (b) An inactive elector, as defined in 13-1-101, may not sign a petition.
13 (2) A person gathering signatures for a petition may not be paid anything of value based upon the
14 number of signatures gathered."
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16 NEW SECTION. Section 2. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.
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