Montana § 13-15-301 Disposition Of Items By Election Administrator

Montana Statutes

§ 13-15-301 — Disposition Of Items By Election Administrator

Montana § 13-15-301

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 15CANVASSING, RETURNS, AND CERTIFICATES

Part 3Registrar's Duties

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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-15-301 (2026).

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13-15-301 . Disposition of items by election administrator.

(1)The election administrator shall file the envelopes or packages containing the precinct registers, pollbooks, tally sheets, certificates of registration, and oaths of election officers. Except as provided in subsection (2), the election administrator shall keep them unopened until the county board of canvassers meets to canvass the returns. The board shall open the envelopes or packages.

(2)The election administrator may open a package containing a precinct register to resolve questions concerning provisional ballots.

(3)Immediately after the returns are canvassed, the election administrator shall file the pollbooks, election records, and papers delivered to the board of canvassers with the unopened packages of ballots and b

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13-15-301 . Disposition of items by election administrator. (1) The election administrator shall file the envelopes or packages containing the precinct registers, pollbooks, tally sheets, certificates of registration, and oaths of election officers. Except as provided in subsection (2), the election administrator shall keep them unopened until the county board of canvassers meets to canvass the returns. The board shall open the envelopes or packages.
(2) The election administrator may open a package containing a precinct register to resolve questions concerning provisional ballots.
(3) Immediately after the returns are canvassed, the election administrator shall file the pollbooks, election records, and papers delivered to the board of canvassers with the unopened packages of ballots and ballot stubs.