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