{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-2-2805","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-2-2805","heading":"Form of ballot.","body":"(1) The ballot containing the question of whether or not to change the boundaries of adjoining counties must include the legal description of the proposed boundary change, together with any descriptive name or names for the property that may be in common use.\n(2) The question must be in a form similar to the following:\n☐ FOR changing the boundary between ....... (County) and ....... (County) by moving the boundary and the property described from ....... (County) to ....... (County).\n☐ AGAINST changing the boundary between ....... (County) and ....... (County) by moving the boundary and the property described from ....... (County) to ....... (County).\n(3) The language on the ballot must be the same in each adjoining county in which the election is held.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 2. CREATION, ALTERATION, AND ABANDONMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS","Part 28. Alteration of County Boundaries for Public Safety"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0020/part_0280/section_0050/0070-0020-0280-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:16Z","sha256":"f3148406b2ffeb51acb3a219358b3938c14d12b11993d857aec4ed2982f52f9e","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-2-2804","next":"us-mt/7-2-2806"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}