{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-27-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-27-104","heading":"Time for filing.","body":"Unless a specific time for filing is provided in the constitution, all petitions filed with the secretary of state, certified as provided by law, must be received before 5 p.m. of the third Friday of the fourth month prior to the election at which they are to be voted upon by the people.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 27. STATEWIDE BALLOT ISSUES","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0270/part_0010/section_0040/0130-0270-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:28Z","sha256":"711e56d00554f1965f7e4a8ec0e11e0206e58de81fc5abff029b465267a650ce","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-27-103","next":"us-mt/13-27-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}