Montana Statutes
§ 13-15-104 — Absentee Ballot Counting Board
13-15-104 . Absentee ballot counting board.
(1)The election administrator shall:
(a)give special instructions to any absentee ballot counting board appointed under 13-15-112 on the proper procedures for counting the absentee ballots; and
(b)provide the forms and supplies necessary for the board to perform its duties.
(2)The absentee ballot counting board shall:
(a)be in a room separate from where ballots are being cast;
(b)at any time prior to the closing of the polls but no sooner than 1 day before election day, start the count of the absentee votes cast; and
(c)follow the procedures outlined in 13-13-241 and 13-15-207 for the counting of the votes cast.
(3)An election judge or other individual having access to any results of early counting is subject to 13-35-241 .
(4)The absent
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 5, Ch. 120, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 298, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 229, L. 2019.
Nearby Sections
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§ 13-15-101
Votes To Be Publicly Counted -- Return Forms§ 13-15-102
Defect In Form Of Returns To Be Disregarded§ 13-15-103
Renumbered 13-15-207§ 13-15-104
Absentee Ballot Counting Board§ 13-15-109
And 13-15-110 Reserved§ 13-15-111
Write-In Elections -- General Election§ 13-15-112
Appointment Of Counting Boards§ 13-15-202
Repealed§ 13-15-203
Repealed