{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-148","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-148","heading":"Publication of summary and comparison.","body":"(1) A summary of the recommendations contained in a petition proposing alteration of an existing form of local government must be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the local government. Whenever an election on the recommendations is to be held, publication must be made during the 2 weeks preceding the election.\n(2) The summary must contain a description of the recommendations, a comparison of the existing and proposed forms of government, and a list of locations where the full proposal may be seen or obtained.\n(3) The cost of publication required by this section shall be borne by the affected local government.","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_0480/0070-0030-0010-0480.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:23Z","sha256":"ebe4cbf20fcab933724ab99910749b6a5acbc140e67f614ec410ffcee82ce392","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-147","next":"us-mt/7-3-149"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}