Montana Statutes § 13-27-408 Rejection of improper arguments
Statute Text
The secretary of state shall reject, with the approval of the attorney general, an argument or other matter held to contain obscene, vulgar, profane, scandalous, libelous, or defamatory matter; any language that in any way incites, counsels, promotes, or advocates hatred, abuse, violence, or hostility toward, or that tends to cast ridicule or shame upon, a group of persons by reason of race, color, religion, or sex
, as defined in
1-1-201
; or any matter not allowed to be sent through the mail. Such arguments may not be filed or printed in the voter information pamphlet.
History
Amended by Laws 2023 , Ch. 685 , Sec. 5 , eff. 10/1/2023 .
En. 37-133 by Sec. 19, Ch. 342, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 37-133(1).
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