Montana § 20-20-203 Resolution For Poll Hours, Polling Places, And Judges

Montana Statutes

§ 20-20-203 — Resolution For Poll Hours, Polling Places, And Judges

Montana § 20-20-203

Title 20EDUCATION

Ch. 20SCHOOL ELECTIONS

Part 2Calling of and Preparation for School Elections

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Mont. Code Ann. § 20-20-203 (2026).

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20-20-203 . Resolution for poll hours, polling places, and judges.

(1)At the trustee meeting when a school election is called, the trustees shall:

(a)except as provided in 20-20-106 (3), establish the time at which the polls are to open if in their discretion they determine that the polls must be open before noon;

(b)establish the polling places for the election, using the established polling places for general elections within the district wherever possible; and

(c)appoint at least three judges for each polling place.

(2)There must be one polling place in each district unless the trustees establish additional polling places. If more than one polling place is established, the trustees shall define the boundaries for each polling place so that the boundaries for each polling place are

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20-20-203 . Resolution for poll hours, polling places, and judges. (1) At the trustee meeting when a school election is called, the trustees shall:
(a) except as provided in 20-20-106 (3), establish the time at which the polls are to open if in their discretion they determine that the polls must be open before noon;
(b) establish the polling places for the election, using the established polling places for general elections within the district wherever possible; and
(c) appoint at least three judges for each polling place.
(2) There must be one polling place in each district unless the trustees establish additional polling places. If more than one polling place is established, the trustees shall define the boundaries for each polling place so that the boundaries for each polling place are coterminous with county precinct boundaries existing within a district. If the site of a polling place is changed from the polling place site used for the last preceding school election, special reference to the changed site of the polling place must be included in the notice for the election.

Legislative History

En. 75-6408 by Sec. 144, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-6408; amd. Sec. 359, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 57, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 297, L. 2009.