{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-3-4262","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-3-4262","heading":"Nonpartisan appointments and elections.","body":"All officers and employees in any said city shall be elected or appointed with reference to their qualifications and fitness and for the good of the public service and without reference to their political faith or party affiliations.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 3. ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","Part 42. Municipal Commission Government"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0030/part_0420/section_0620/0070-0030-0420-0620.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:44:36Z","sha256":"683eab153c07cfc737718fb0e6f47a2371de8d112915cd3fec22daf164c36d7c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-3-4261","next":"us-mt/7-3-4263"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}