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Montana Statutes § 13-13-233 Issuing and recording absentee ballots - certificate to election judgesVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

Statute Text

(1) Absentee ballots must be official numbered paper ballots beginning with ballot number 1 and following consecutively according to the number of applications for absentee ballots.
(2) The election administrator shall keep a record of all absentee ballots issued.
(3) When the election administrator delivers the voted absentee ballots pursuant to 13-13-232 (1) , the election administrator shall also provide a certificate stating:
(a) the ballot numbers of the absentee ballots mailed or transmitted pursuant to 13-13-214 , 13-21-106 (3)(a) , and 13-21-224 , delivered pursuant to 13-13-229 , or marked in person pursuant to 13-13-222 ;
(b) the number of ballots to be reserved for late absentee voting pursuant to 13-13-211 (2) ; and
(c) the names of the electors within the precinct to whom the ballots were provided.
(4) The chief election judge shall post in a conspicuous location at the polling place a list of the names of electors appearing on the certificate required under subsection (3).

History

Amended by Laws 2013 , Ch. 139 , Sec. 4 , eff. 1/1/2014 .

En. Sec. 128, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3710; amd. Sec. 126, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 120, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 286, L. 2005.