Montana Statutes § 13-35-205 Tampering with election records and informationVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 13-35-205 Tampering with election records and information which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
A person is guilty of tampering with public records or information and is punishable as provided in
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whenever the person:
(1)
suppresses any declaration or certificate of nomination that has been filed;
(2)
purposely causes a vote to be incorrectly recorded as to the candidate or ballot issue voted on;
(3)
in an election return, knowingly adds to or subtracts from the votes actually cast at the election;
(4)
changes any ballot after it has been completed by the elector;
(5)
adds a ballot to those legally polled at an election, either before or after the ballots have been counted, with the purpose of changing the result of the election;
(6)
causes a name to be placed on the registry lists other than in the manner provided by this title;
[or]
(7)
changes a poll list or checklist
;
(8)
installs a modem or other unauthorized external communication device in a voting system; or
(9)
employs a modem or other unauthorized external communication device to transmit data to or from a voting system
.
History
Amended by Laws 2023 , Ch. 154 , Sec. 2 , eff. 4/19/2023 .
En. 23-47-113 by Sec. 13, Ch. 334, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-47-113; amd. Sec. 84, Ch. 414, L. 2003.