{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-10-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-10-203","heading":"Indigent candidates.","body":"If an individual is unable to pay a filing fee, the filing officer shall accept the following documents in lieu of a filing fee:\n(1) from a successful write-in candidate, a statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee;\n(2) from a candidate for nomination, a statement that the candidate is unable to pay the filing fee and a written petition for nomination as a candidate that meets the following requirements:\n(a) the petition contains the name of the office to be filled and the candidate's name and residence address;\n(b) the petition contains signatures numbering 5% or more of the total vote cast for the successful candidate for the same office at the last general election;\n(c) the signatures are those of electors residing within the political subdivision of the state in which the candidate petitions for nomination; and\n(d) the signatures have been submitted to the appropriate election administrator at least 1 week prior to the applicable deadline in 13-10-201(7) and have been certified by the appropriate election administrator by the procedure provided in 13-27-303 and 13-27-304.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 10. PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND NOMINATIONS","Part 2. Preprimary Procedures"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0100/part_0020/section_0030/0130-0100-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:18Z","sha256":"a7f920eb3363a25d9abf8a925540ba686089ac2ee10cc172fd146a4626e2bb95","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-10-202","next":"us-mt/13-10-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}