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Montana Statutes § 13-19-312 Preparation for count and counting procedure

⤴ Up to Part 3: Election Procedure

Statute Text

(1) The preparation for counting ballots must be as provided in 13-15-201 .
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), after the close of voting on election day, the counting board appointed pursuant to 13-15-112 shall:
(a) open the official ballot boxes;
(b) if the process authorized under 13-13-241 (7) was not used, open each secrecy envelope, removing the voted ballot; and
(c) proceed to count the votes as provided in Title 13, chapter 15.
(3) The election administrator may begin the procedures described in subsection (2) no sooner than 1 day before election day if the election administrator complies with the procedures described in 13-15-207 (3) .

History

Amended by Laws 2019 , Ch. 229 , Sec. 8 , eff. 5/1/2019 .

En. Sec. 27, Ch. 196, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 297, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 20 , Ch. 101 , L. 2011 .

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