Montana Statutes § 13-13-232 Delivery of ballots and secrecy envelopes to election judges - ballots to be rejectedVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 13-13-232 Delivery of ballots and secrecy envelopes to election judges - ballots to be rejected which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
(1)
If an absentee ballot is received prior to delivery of the official ballots to the election judges, the election administrator shall process it according to
13-13-241
and then, unless the early preparation process in
13-13-241
(7)
was followed, deliver the unopened secrecy envelope to the judges at the same time that the ballots are delivered.
(2)
If an absentee ballot is received after the official ballots are delivered to the election judges but prior to the close of the polls, the election administrator shall process it according to
13-13-241
and shall then immediately deliver the unopened secrecy envelope to the judges.
(3)
If the election administrator receives an absentee ballot for which an application or request was not made or received as required by this part, the election administrator shall endorse upon the elector's envelope the date and exact time of receipt and the words "to be rejected". Absentee ballots endorsed in this manner must be handled in the same manner as provided in
13-15-108
(1)
.
History
Amended by Laws 2019 , Ch. 229 , Sec. 1 , eff. 5/1/2019 .
En. Sec. 127, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 254, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3709(1) thru (3); amd. Sec. 125, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 239, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 242, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 151, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 31, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 286, L. 2005.