A person is not eligible to a district or township office unless the person is: (1) of voting age as required by the Montana constitution; (2) a citizen of the state; and (3) an elector of the district or township in which the duties of the office are to be exercised or for which the person is elected.
General Qualifications For District Or Township Offices
Mont. Code Ann. § 7-4-2202, under County Officers in General.
Mont. Code Ann. § 7-4-2202