Montana § 13-13-232 Delivery Of Ballots And Secrecy Envelopes To Election Judges -- Ballots To Be Rejected

Montana Statutes

§ 13-13-232 — Delivery Of Ballots And Secrecy Envelopes To Election Judges -- Ballots To Be Rejected

Montana § 13-13-232

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 13ELECTION PROCEDURE

Part 2Procedure for Electors Absent From the Polling Place

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 13-13-232 (2026).

Text

13-13-232 . Delivery of ballots and secrecy envelopes to election judges -- ballots to be rejected.

(1)If an absentee ballot is received prior to delivery of the official ballots to the election judges, the election administrator shall process it according to 13-13-241 and then, unless the early preparation process in 13-13-241 (8) was followed, deliver the unopened secrecy envelope to the judges at the same time that the ballots are delivered.

(2)If an absentee ballot is received after the official ballots are delivered to the election judges but prior to the close of the polls, the election administrator shall process it according to 13-13-241 and shall then immediately deliver the unopened secrecy envelope to the judges.

(3)If the election administrator receives an absentee ballot fo

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13-13-232 . Delivery of ballots and secrecy envelopes to election judges -- ballots to be rejected. (1) If an absentee ballot is received prior to delivery of the official ballots to the election judges, the election administrator shall process it according to 13-13-241 and then, unless the early preparation process in 13-13-241 (8) was followed, deliver the unopened secrecy envelope to the judges at the same time that the ballots are delivered.
(2) If an absentee ballot is received after the official ballots are delivered to the election judges but prior to the close of the polls, the election administrator shall process it according to 13-13-241 and shall then immediately deliver the unopened secrecy envelope to the judges.
(3) If the election administrator receives an absentee ballot for which an application or request was not made or received as required by this part, the election administrator shall endorse upon the elector's envelope the date and exact time of receipt and the words "to be rejected". Absentee ballots endorsed in this manner must be handled in the same manner as provided in 13-15-108 (1).

Legislative History

En. Sec. 127, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 254, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3709(1) thru (3); amd. Sec. 125, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 239, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 242, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 151, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 229, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 472, L. 2025.