{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-16-205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-16-205","heading":"Expenses of recount.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the expense of the recount provided for in 13-16-201 is a county charge. Recount expenses of the secretary of state and board of state canvassers are a state charge.\n(2) If the recount is for a school election, the expense of the recount is a school district charge as provided in 20-20-107(1).","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 16. RECOUNTS AND TIE VOTES","Part 2. Recounts in Close Elections"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0160/part_0020/section_0050/0130-0160-0020-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:23Z","sha256":"58617d06407d76986349e83d1424cea7e862d25c3afd699b6e66b59226edce34","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-16-204","next":"us-mt/13-16-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}