{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-20-417","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-20-417","heading":"Request for county election administrator to conduct election.","body":"(1) By June 1 of each year, the trustees of a district may request the county election administrator to conduct certain school elections during the ensuing school fiscal year. The request must be made by a resolution of the board of trustees.\n(2) Whenever the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the administrator shall:\n(a) perform the duties imposed on the trustees and the clerk of the district for school elections in 20-20-203, 20-20-313, and 20-20-401; and\n(b) deliver to the trustees, for the purpose of canvassing the vote, the certified tally sheets and other items as provided in 13-15-301.\n(3) Whenever the trustees request and the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the school district shall pay the costs of the election as provided in 13-1-302.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 20. SCHOOL ELECTIONS","Part 4. Election Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0200/part_0040/section_0170/0200-0200-0040-0170.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:34Z","sha256":"442584ea449343ed55742116074195678894f48667e3e6f96c1c4992fa832a38","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-20-416","next":"us-mt/20-20-418"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}