Montana § 13-13-201 Voting By Absentee Ballot -- Procedures

Montana Statutes

§ 13-13-201 — Voting By Absentee Ballot -- Procedures

Montana § 13-13-201

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 13ELECTION PROCEDURE

Part 2Procedure for Electors Absent From the Polling Place

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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-13-201 (2026).

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13-13-201 . Voting by absentee ballot -- procedures.

(1)A legally registered elector or provisionally registered elector is entitled to vote by absentee ballot as provided for in this part.

(2)The elector may vote absentee by:

(a)marking the ballot in the manner specified;

(b)placing the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope, free of any identifying marks;

(c)placing the secrecy envelope containing one ballot for each election being held in the signature envelope;

(d)executing the affirmation printed on the signature envelope;

(e)providing the elector's date of birth on the signature envelope; and

(f)returning the signature envelope with all appropriate enclosures by regular mail, postage paid, or by delivering it to:

(i)the election office;

(ii)a polling place within the elector

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13-13-201 . Voting by absentee ballot -- procedures. (1) A legally registered elector or provisionally registered elector is entitled to vote by absentee ballot as provided for in this part.
(2) The elector may vote absentee by:
(a) marking the ballot in the manner specified;
(b) placing the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope, free of any identifying marks;
(c) placing the secrecy envelope containing one ballot for each election being held in the signature envelope;
(d) executing the affirmation printed on the signature envelope;
(e) providing the elector's date of birth on the signature envelope; and
(f) returning the signature envelope with all appropriate enclosures by regular mail, postage paid, or by delivering it to:
(i) the election office;
(ii) a polling place within the elector's county;
(iii) pursuant to 13-13-229 , the absentee election board or an authorized election official; or
(iv) in a mail ballot election held pursuant to Title 13, chapter 19, a designated place of deposit within the elector's county.
(3) Except as provided in 13-21-206 and 13-21-226 , in order for the ballot to be counted, each elector shall return it in a manner that ensures the ballot is received prior to 8 p.m. on election day.
(4) A provisionally registered elector may also enclose in the outer signature envelope a copy of the elector's photo identification showing the elector's name. The photo identification may be but is not limited to a valid driver's license, a school district or postsecondary education photo identification, or a tribal photo identification. If the provisionally registered elector does not enclose a photo identification, the elector may enclose a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of confirmation of voter registration issued pursuant to 13-2-207 , government check, or other government document that shows the elector's name and current address.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 119, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3701; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 239, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 273, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 139, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 336, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 472, L. 2025.