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Montana Statutes § 13-35-202 Conduct of election officials or election workersVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

Statute Text

An election [officer] official or [judge] election worker [of an election may not] may not :
(1) deposit in a ballot box a paper ballot that is not marked as official;
(2) examine an elector's ballot before putting the ballot in the ballot box;
(3) look at any mark made by the elector upon the ballot;
(4) make or place any mark or device on any ballot with the intent to ascertain how the elector has voted;
(5) allow any individual other than the elector to be present at the marking of the ballot except as provided in 13-1-116 , 13-13-118 , 13-13-119 , and 13-13-229 ; or
(6) make a false statement in a certificate regarding affirmation.

History

Amended by Laws 2023 , Ch. 311 , Sec. 2 , eff. 5/1/2023 .

Amended by Laws 2021 , Ch. 61 , Sec. 17 , eff. 1/1/2022 .

En. 23-47-110 by Sec. 10, Ch. 334, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-47-110; amd. Sec. 217, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 83, Ch. 414, L. 2003.