{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-16-602","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-16-602","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Political subdivision\" means a local government unit including but not limited to a county, city, or town established under authority of Article XI, section 1, of The Constitution of the State of Montana or a school district.\n(2) \"Public office\" means a position of duty, trust, or authority created by the constitution or by the legislature or by a political subdivision through authority conferred by the constitution or the legislature that meets the following criteria:\n(a) the position must possess a delegation of a portion of the sovereign power of government to be exercised for the benefit of the public;\n(b) the powers conferred and the duties to be discharged must be defined, directly or impliedly, by the constitution, the legislature, or by a political subdivision through legislative authority;\n(c) the duties must be performed independently and without control of a superior power other than the law, unless the legislature has created the position and placed it under the general control of a superior office or body; and\n(d) the position must have some permanency and continuity and not be only temporary or occasional.\n(3) \"State-district\" means a public service commission district, a legislative representative or senatorial district, or a judicial district.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC OFFICERS","Part 6. Montana Recall Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0160/part_0060/section_0020/0020-0160-0060-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:12Z","sha256":"ed76a9a642f51d17b4aa79248fbd7f2ca7cf951888dc39aee4672ca641a830c2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-16-601","next":"us-mt/2-16-603"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}