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Montana Statutes § 13-21-206 Counting of federal write-in absentee ballots

⤴ Up to Part 2: Absentee Voting

Statute Text

(1) A federal write-in absentee ballot received by an election administrator may be counted only if:
(a) the elector's voter registration and identification information is sufficient to determine that the elector is eligible to vote in the election;
(b) the election administrator has not received a regular absentee ballot from the elector by 8 p.m. on election day; and
(c) the ballot is sent by 8 p.m. on election day and is received by 3 p.m. on the Monday following the election.
(2) Federal write-in absentee ballots received before the close of the polls on election day may not be counted until the polls have closed.

History

Amended by Laws 2017 , Ch. 368 , Sec. 21 , eff. 1/1/2018 .

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 43, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 164, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 557, L. 2003; Sec. 13-13-273 , MCA 2001; redes. 13-21-206 by Sec. 24, Ch. 557, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 586, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 2007.

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