HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A court decision on whether individuals and political parties can give money to state candidates without limits isn’t likely to come until after the Nov. 4 elections, parties involved in the case said Monday.

That means this year’s elections probably won’t see a last-minute ruling that results in a sudden flood of campaign cash, which happened just weeks before the 2012 elections when U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell ruled the state’s campaign contribution limits were unconstitutional.