Montana § 13-21-206 Counting Of Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots

Montana Statutes

§ 13-21-206 — Counting Of Federal Write-In Absentee Ballots

Montana § 13-21-206

Title 13ELECTIONS

Ch. 21MONTANA ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES AND OVERSEAS VOTER ACT

Part 2Absentee Voting

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 13-21-206 (2026).

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13-21-206 . Counting of federal write-in absentee ballots.

(1)A federal write-in absentee ballot received by an election administrator may be counted only if:

(a)the elector's voter registration and identification information is sufficient to determine that the elector is eligible to vote in the election;

(b)the election administrator has not received a regular absentee ballot from the elector by 8 p.m. on election day; and

(c)the ballot is sent by 8 p.m. on election day and is received by 3 p.m. on the Monday following the election.

(2)Federal write-in absentee ballots received before the close of the polls on election day may not be counted until the polls have closed.

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13-21-206 . Counting of federal write-in absentee ballots. (1) A federal write-in absentee ballot received by an election administrator may be counted only if:
(a) the elector's voter registration and identification information is sufficient to determine that the elector is eligible to vote in the election;
(b) the election administrator has not received a regular absentee ballot from the elector by 8 p.m. on election day; and
(c) the ballot is sent by 8 p.m. on election day and is received by 3 p.m. on the Monday following the election.
(2) Federal write-in absentee ballots received before the close of the polls on election day may not be counted until the polls have closed.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 43, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 164, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 557, L. 2003; Sec. 13-13-273 , MCA 2001; redes. 13-21-206 by Sec. 24, Ch. 557, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 586, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 368, L. 2017.