Montana Statutes § 13-27-304 County official to forward verified sheetsVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

The county official verifying the number of registered electors signing the petition shall forward it to the secretary of state by certified mail with a certificate in substantially the following form attached:

To the Honorable ____________ , Secretary of State of the state of Montana:

I, ____________ , ___________ (title) of the County of __________ , certify that I have examined the attached sheets of the petition for ( statutory referendum, statutory initiative, constitutional convention initiative , or constitutional [amendment] initiative ) No. ____ in the manner prescribed by law; and I believe that ____ (number) signatures in (Legislative Representative District No. ____ or the County of ____) (repeat for each district or county included in sheet or section) are valid; and I further certify that the affidavit of the signature gatherer of the petition is attached.

Signed: ______________ (Date) _______________ (Signature)

Seal _________________________ (Title)