{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-27-305","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-27-305","heading":"Retention of copies by county official.","body":"The county official certifying the sheets or sections of a petition shall keep a copy of the sheets or sections certified in the official files of the official's office. The copies may be destroyed 3 months after the date of the election specified in the petition unless a court action is pending on the sufficiency of the petition.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 27. STATEWIDE BALLOT ISSUES","Part 3. Processing After Circulation ofPetitions for Signature"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0270/part_0030/section_0050/0130-0270-0030-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:29Z","sha256":"1d72cdaa633377491b223198ce80e11f3b021026b11d736d33de2028c3ab914d","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-27-304","next":"us-mt/13-27-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}