{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-125","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-125","heading":"Petition for alteration.","body":"(1) A petition for the alteration of an existing form of local government may be presented to the governing body of the local government. The petition must meet the requirements of 7-3-142 through 7-3-145.\n(2) The petition must be signed by at least 15% of the electors of the local government registered at the last general election. Whenever county-municipal consolidation is proposed, the petition must be signed by at least 15% of the electors residing within the municipality or municipalities proposed to be consolidated and at least 15% of the electors residing in the remainder of the county.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 1. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0010/section_0250/0070-0030-0010-0250.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:23Z","sha256":"9d0096a5c7131ad837396a010aaa2bfa39d758c5575e38b135ca1e4875bb7599","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-124","next":"us-mt/7-3-126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}