Montana Recall Act

The act governs the removal of elected or appointed public officers through voter recall, identifying which officers are subject to it and the grounds on which a recall may be sought, while preserving other removal methods as alternatives rather than replacing them. Its central mechanism is the recall petition: the act sets who is qualified to sign, the number of electors required, the required form of the petition and its circulation sheets, how completed sheets are submitted and how county officials verify the signatures, along with limits on when petitions may be brought, penalties for false signatures, and a judicial remedy if an officer refuses to accept a petition for filing. A sufficient petition triggers notice to the targeted officer — who may respond with a statement of justification or resign — followed by a special recall election governed by rules on notice, ballot form, conduct, and expenses, with the officer continuing in office until the results are declared and with provision for filling any resulting vacancy.

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