Montana Statutes
§ 13-15-108 — Rejected Ballots -- Handling Provided By Rule
13-15-108 . Rejected ballots -- handling provided by rule.
(1)All rejected absentee ballots, the absentee ballot applications, and all absentee ballot signature envelopes must be handled and marked as provided under rules adopted by the secretary of state.
(2)After being handled and marked as provided in this section, all rejected ballots must be placed in a package or container in which the voted ballots are to be placed and the package or container must be sealed, dated, and marked as provided under rules adopted by the secretary of state. After a package or container is sealed pursuant to this subsection (2), a package or container may not be opened without a court order.
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 131, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 287, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3713(7) thru (9); amd. Sec. 131, Ch. 571, L. 1979; Sec. 13-13-236 , MCA 1979; redes. 13-13-243 by Code Commissioner, 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 120, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 359, L. 2005; Sec. 13-13-243 , MCA 2003; redes. 13-15-108 by Sec. 20, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 51, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 336, L. 2013.
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Repealed§ 13-15-203
Repealed