Montana § 13-15-104 Absentee Ballot Counting Board

Montana Statutes

§ 13-15-104 — Absentee Ballot Counting Board

Montana § 13-15-104

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 15CANVASSING, RETURNS, AND CERTIFICATES

Part 1General Provisions

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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-15-104 (2026).

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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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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 absentee ballot counting board shall take the oath and sign the affirmation specified in 13-15-207 (4).