{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-28-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-28-203","heading":"Affidavit to accompany signatures.","body":"An affidavit, in substantially the form provided in 1-6-105 or in the following form, must be attached to each petition sheet or petition section submitted to the county official:\nI, (name of person who is the signature gatherer), swear that I gathered the signatures on the petition to which this affidavit is attached on the stated dates, that I believe the signatures on the petition are genuine, are the signatures of the person whose names they purport to be, and are the signatures of [insert appropriate local government unit] electors who are registered at the address or have the telephone number following the person's signature, and that the signers knew the contents of the petition before signing the petition.\n________________________________\n(Date on which the first signature was gathered)\n________________________________\n(Signature of petition signature gatherer)\n________________________________\n(Address of petition signature gatherer)\nSubscribed and sworn to me this ___ day of ____, 20__\nSeal\n_______________________________\n(Person authorized to take oaths)\n_______________________________\n(Title or notarial information)","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 28. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BALLOT ISSUES","Part 2. Preparation and Submission of Local Government Ballot Issues"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0280/part_0020/section_0030/0130-0280-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:30Z","sha256":"390a90bb19091a6d7c6038c4ddca5597b77e50e57be0964b3501acf18cf1c2ea","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-28-202","next":"us-mt/13-28-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}