13-10-507. Independent candidates -- association with political parties not allowed. (1) A person seeking office as an independent candidate may not be associated with a political party for 1 year prior to the submission of the person's nomination petition. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), 'associated with a political party' means having run for office in Montana as a partisan candidate or having held a public office in Montana or a precinct committee representative office in Montana with a political party designation. History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 43, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 336, L. 2013.
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§ 13-10-507
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