Montana Statutes § 13-13-201 Voting by absentee ballot - proceduresVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
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Statute Text
(1)
A legally registered elector or provisionally registered elector is entitled to vote by absentee ballot as provided for in this part.
(2)
The elector may vote absentee by:
(a)
marking the ballot in the manner specified;
(b)
placing the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope, free of any identifying marks;
(c)
placing the secrecy envelope containing one ballot for each election being held in the signature envelope;
(d)
executing the affirmation printed on the signature envelope; and
(e)
returning the signature envelope with all appropriate enclosures by regular mail, postage paid, or by delivering it to:
(i)
the election office;
(ii)
a polling place within the elector's county;
(iii)
pursuant to
13-13-229
, the absentee election board or an authorized election official; or
(iv)
in a mail ballot election held pursuant to Title 13, chapter 19, a designated place of deposit within the elector's county.
(3)
Except as provided in
13-21-206
and
13-21-226
, in order for the ballot to be counted, each elector shall return it in a manner that ensures the ballot is received prior to 8 p.m. on election day.
(4)
A provisionally registered elector may also enclose in the outer signature envelope a copy of the elector's photo identification showing the elector's name. The photo identification may be but is not limited to a valid driver's license, a school district or postsecondary education photo identification, or a tribal photo identification. If the provisionally registered elector does not enclose a photo identification, the elector may enclose a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of confirmation of voter registration issued pursuant to
13-2-207
, government check, or other government document that shows the elector's name and current address.
History
Amended by Laws 2013 , Ch. 336 , Sec. 24 , eff. 1/1/2014 .
Amended by Laws 2013 , Ch. 139 , Sec. 2 , eff. 1/1/2014 .
En. Sec. 119, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3701; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 239, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 273, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 1 , Ch. 101 , L. 2011 ; amd. Sec. 36 , Ch. 242 , L. 2011 .