Montana Statutes
§ 13-16-101 — County Governing Body As County Recount Board
Montana § 13-16-101
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Bluebook
Mont. Code Ann. § 13-16-101 (2026).
Text
13-16-101 . County governing body as county recount board.
(1)The county recount board must consist of three members.
(2)Three members of the governing body must be appointed by the presiding officer if there are more than three members of the governing body.
(3)If three members of the governing body cannot attend when the board meets, any vacant position must be filled by one or more county officers chosen by the remaining members of the governing body.
(4)If a member of the recount board is a candidate for an office or nomination for which votes are to be recounted, the member must be disqualified.
(5)The election administrator is secretary of the recount board, and the board may hire any additional clerks as needed.
(6)The board may appoint county employees or hire clerks to assis
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Legislative History
En. Sec. 203, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4114; amd. Sec. 170, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 63, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 347, L. 2013.
Nearby Sections
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§ 13-16-202
Renumbered 13-15-208§ 13-16-203
Recount For Tie Votes§ 13-16-205
Expenses Of Recount§ 13-16-206
Through 13-16-210 Reserved§ 13-16-301
Application And Court Order For Recount§ 13-16-302
Service Of Copy Of Application -- Hearing§ 13-16-304
Ordering In Another Judge -- Jurisdiction§ 13-16-307
Expenses Of Court-Ordered RecountCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Montana § 13-16-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/mt/16/13-16-101.