{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-1-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-1-104","heading":"Times for holding general elections.","body":"(1) A general election must be held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.\n(2) In every even-numbered year, the following elections must be held on general election day:\n(a) an election on any ballot issue submitted to electors pursuant to Article III, section 6, unless the legislature orders a special election, or Article XIV, section 8, of the Montana constitution;\n(b) an election of federal officers, members of the legislature, state officers, multicounty district officers elected at a statewide election, district court judges, and county officers; and\n(c) any other election required by law to be held on general election day in an even-numbered year.\n(3) In every odd-numbered year, the following elections must be held on the same day as the general election:\n(a) an election of officers for municipalities required by law to hold the election; and\n(b) any other election required by law to be held on general election day in an odd-numbered year.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0010/part_0010/section_0040/0130-0010-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:15Z","sha256":"e88ed68e5ad832e948f677c874d939209b9755d050a2dcc74182fce2b75741dd","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-1-103","next":"us-mt/13-1-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}