{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-15-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-15-102","heading":"Defect in form of returns to be disregarded.","body":"No declaration of an election result, commission, or certificate shall be withheld because of a defect or informality in the returns of any election if it can be determined with reasonable certainty the office intended and the person elected.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 15. CANVASSING, RETURNS, AND CERTIFICATES","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0150/part_0010/section_0020/0130-0150-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:22Z","sha256":"7301d424369b8d803322441f1e0c232f4e180fe272546355c09900b00a67afb0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-15-101","next":"us-mt/13-15-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}