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MT Code § 13-2-107 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-107. Statewide voter registration system -- information-sharing agreements

  13-2-107. Statewide voter registration system -- information-sharing agreements. (1) The secretary of state shall establish, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single official, centralized, and interactive computerized statewide voter registration system that meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 15483.   (2) (a) The statewide voter registration system must be used as the official list of registered electors for the conduct of all elections subject to this title.   (b) The system must contain the name and registration information of each registered elector.   (c) Each election administrator must be provided with immediate electronic access to the system.   (d) The secretary of state shall provide the technical support required to assist election administrators to enter, maintain, and access information in the statewide voter registration system.   (3) As provided in 42 U.S.C. 15483:   (a) the secretary of state and the attorney general shall enter into an agreement to match information in the statewide voter registration list with information in the motor vehicle licensing database to the extent required to verify voter registration information; and   (b) the attorney general shall enter into an agreement with the United States commissioner of social security for the purpose of verifying voter registration information.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 336, L. 2013.
MT Code § 13-2-108 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-108. Rulemaking for statewide voter registration list

  13-2-108. Rulemaking for statewide voter registration list. (1) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of 42 U.S.C. 15483 and this chapter.   (2) The rules must include but are not limited to:   (a) a list of maintenance procedures, including new data entry, updates, registration transfers, and other procedures for keeping information current and accurate;   (b) proper maintenance and use of active and inactive lists;   (c) proper maintenance and use of lists for legally registered electors and provisionally registered electors;   (d) technical security of the statewide voter registration system;   (e) information security with respect to keeping from general public distribution driver's license numbers, whole or partial social security numbers, and address information protected from general disclosure pursuant to 13-2-115; and   (f) quality control measures for the system and system users.   (3) The rules adopted by the secretary of state must reflect that an elector who was properly registered prior to January 1, 2003, is considered a legally registered elector.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 336, L. 2013.
MT Code § 13-2-109 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-109. Rulemaking on sufficiency and verification of voter registration information

  13-2-109. Rulemaking on sufficiency and verification of voter registration information. (1) The secretary of state shall adopt rules:   (a) to implement the provisions of 13-2-110 and this section concerning how election administrators determine whether the information provided by an elector on an application for voter registration is:   (i) sufficient to be accepted and processed; or   (ii) insufficient to be accepted and processed;   (b) establishing procedures for verifying the accuracy of voter registration information;   (c) establishing standards for determining whether an elector may be legally registered or provisionally registered and the effect of that registration on identification requirements; and   (d) establishing procedures for notifying electors about the status of their applications and registration.   (2) The rules may not conflict with 42 U.S.C. 15301, et seq., or 13-2-208.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 475, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-2-111 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-111. Repealed

  13-2-111. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 21, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3002(3).
MT Code § 13-2-112 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-112. Register of electors to be kept

  13-2-112. Register of electors to be kept. Each election administrator shall keep an official register of electors in the statewide voter registration system. The original signed registration form for each elector must be scanned, and the scanned copy must be retained in the statewide voter registration system. The original paper copy must be kept according to the state records retention schedule for such records. The information recorded in the official register of electors and the design of the registration forms must be prescribed by the secretary of state in the statewide voter registration system.   History: En. Sec. 23, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3004; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 336, L. 2013.
MT Code § 13-2-113 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-113. Repealed

  13-2-113. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 243, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3004.1.
MT Code § 13-2-114 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-114. Repealed

  13-2-114. Repealed. Sec. 44, Ch. 475, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3005(part); amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 284, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 309, L. 1997.
MT Code § 13-2-116 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-116. Precinct register

  13-2-116. Precinct register. (1) Except for mail ballot elections conducted under Title 13, chapter 19, the election administrator shall prepare from the certified statewide voter registration list a precinct register for each precinct in the county for use by the election judges. The register may be prepared no sooner than the Friday before each election and must contain an alphabetical list of the names, with addresses, of the legally registered electors and provisionally registered electors, a space for the signature of the elector, and other information as prescribed by the secretary of state.   (2) If some of the electors in a precinct are not eligible to receive all ballots at an election because of a combination of the elections of more than one political subdivision, the election administrator shall distinguish the names of those eligible for each ballot by whatever method will be clear and efficient.   (3) When several precincts have been combined at one polling place for an election, the election administrator may combine the electors from all precincts into one register or may provide separate registers for each precinct.   (4) Precinct registers need not be printed if the election will not be held.   History: (1) thru (3)En. Sec. 43, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3024; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 571, L. 1979; (4)En. Sec. 25, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 297, L. 2009.
MT Code § 13-2-117 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-117. County governing body to provide election administrator with sufficient help

  13-2-117. County governing body to provide election administrator with sufficient help. The county governing body must provide the election administrator with sufficient help for the duties imposed by this title. The cost of stationery, printing, publishing, and posting is a proper charge against the county.   History: En. Sec. 45, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3026; amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-2-118 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-118. through 13-2-120 reserved

  13-2-118 through 13-2-120 reserved.
MT Code § 13-2-121 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-121. Repealed

  13-2-121. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 46, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 243, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3027.
MT Code § 13-2-122 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-122. Charges for registers, elector lists, and mailing labels made available to public

  13-2-122. Charges for registers, elector lists, and mailing labels made available to public. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), upon request, the secretary of state shall furnish to any individual, for noncommercial use, available extracts and reports from the statewide voter registration system. Upon request, a local election administrator shall furnish to an individual, for noncommercial use, a copy of the official precinct registers, a current list of legally registered electors, mailing labels for registered electors, or other available extracts and reports. Upon delivery, the secretary of state or the local election administrator may collect a charge not to exceed the actual cost of the register, list, mailing labels, or available extracts and reports.   (2) For an elector whose address information is protected from general distribution under 13-2-115(6) or (7), the secretary of state or a local election administrator may not include the elector's residential address on any register, list, mailing labels, or available extracts and reports but may list only the elector's name.   History: En. Sec. 47, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3028; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 161, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 233, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 336, L. 2013.
MT Code § 13-2-123 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-123. Repealed

  13-2-123. Repealed. Sec. 76, Ch. 242, L. 2011.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 309, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 309, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 475, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-2-124 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 1. Registrars|13-2-124. Registration provisions for United States electors supersede

  13-2-124. Registration provisions for United States electors supersede. A provision of this chapter may not be interpreted to conflict with Title 13, chapter 21.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 557, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-2-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-201. Hours of registration

  13-2-201. Hours of registration. The election administrator's office shall be open for registration of electors from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on all regular working days. The office may be kept open for the registration of electors at other times at the discretion of the election administrator.   History: En. Sec. 24, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 3, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3005(1); amd. Sec. 26, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-2-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-202. Repealed

  13-2-202. Repealed. Sec. 44, Ch. 475, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 396, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 334, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3006(1); amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 298, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 390, L. 1993.
MT Code § 13-2-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-203. Repealed

  13-2-203. Repealed. Sec. 44, Ch. 475, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 396, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 334, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3006(2) thru (6); amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 396, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 446, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 390, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 246, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 39, L. 1999.
MT Code § 13-2-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-204. Repealed

  13-2-204. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 26, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3007.
MT Code § 13-2-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-205. Procedure when prospective elector not qualified at time of registration

  13-2-205. Procedure when prospective elector not qualified at time of registration. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an individual who is not eligible to register because of residence or age requirements but who will be eligible on or before election day may apply for voter registration pursuant to 13-2-110 and be registered subject to verification procedures established pursuant to 13-2-109.  (2) Until the individual meets residence and age requirements, a ballot may not be issued to the individual and the individual may not cast a ballot.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3008(1); amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 531, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-2-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-206. Citizenship requirements

  13-2-206. Citizenship requirements. A person may not be permitted to register until the person attains United States citizenship.   History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3008(2); amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 13-2-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-207. Confirmation of registration

  13-2-207. Confirmation of registration. (1) The election administrator shall give or mail to each elector a notice, confirming registration and giving the location of the elector's polling place. A notice sent to an elector to whom the notice is not personally given must be sent by nonforwardable, first-class mail, which must conform to postal regulations to ensure address corrections are received.   (2) If the notice confirming registration is returned as undeliverable, the election administrator shall investigate the reason for the return of any mailed notices and mail a confirmation notice to the elector. The notice must conform to postal regulations to ensure return, not forwarding, of undelivered notices.   History: En. Sec. 30, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 298, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 246, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 336, L. 2013.
MT Code § 13-2-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-208. Elector to furnish residential address -- prohibiting registration for failure to provide address

  13-2-208. Elector to furnish residential address -- prohibiting registration for failure to provide address. (1) An elector shall provide the election administrator with the elector's current street address, rural address, or, if neither of those addresses is available, other specific geographic location information from which the location of the elector's residence may be easily determined by the election administrator.   (2) The election administrator may not register an elector who fails to provide the information required by subsection (1).   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 63, L. 2001.
MT Code § 13-2-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-209. and 13-2-210 reserved

  13-2-209 and 13-2-210 reserved.
MT Code § 13-2-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-211. Repealed

  13-2-211. Repealed. Sec. 23, Ch. 557, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 136, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 249, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3718.
MT Code § 13-2-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-212. Renumbered 13-21-201

  13-2-212. Renumbered 13-21-201. Sec. 24(2), Ch. 557, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-2-213 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-213. Repealed

  13-2-213. Repealed. Sec. 5, Ch. 396, L. 1985.   History: En. Sec. 138, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 248, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3720; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-2-214 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-214. Renumbered 13-21-202

  13-2-214. Renumbered 13-21-202. Sec. 24(2), Ch. 557, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-2-215 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-215. Renumbered 13-21-203

  13-2-215. Renumbered 13-21-203. Sec. 24(2), Ch. 557, L. 2003.
MT Code § 13-2-216 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-216. through 13-2-218 reserved

  13-2-216 through 13-2-218 reserved.
MT Code § 13-2-219 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-219. Repealed

  13-2-219. Repealed. Sec. 44, Ch. 475, L. 2003.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 246, L. 1997.
MT Code § 13-2-221 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-221. Agency-based registration

  13-2-221. Agency-based registration. (1) Qualified individuals must be given the opportunity to register to vote when applying for or receiving services or assistance:  (a) at an agency that provides public assistance;   (b) at or through an agency that provides state-funded programs primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities; or   (c) at another agency designated by the secretary of state with the consent of the agency.   (2) Agency-based registration sites must:   (a) distribute application for voter registration forms with each application for services or assistance; and   (b) assist an applicant in completing an application for voter registration form unless the applicant refuses assistance.   (3) The completed application for voter registration form must be transmitted by the agency to the election administrator of the county of the elector's residence within the time period specified by Title 52, chapter 205, U.S.C.   (4) As used in this section, "agency" means a state agency as defined in 2-4-102(2)(a) or an office of a city, county, consolidated city-county government, or town.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 246, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 51, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 14, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-2-222 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 2. Registration Procedures|13-2-222. Reactivation of elector

  13-2-222. Reactivation of elector. (1) The name of an elector must be moved by an election administrator from the inactive list to the active list of a county if an elector meets the requirements for registration provided in this chapter and:   (a) appears at a polling place in order to vote, submits an application to vote by absentee ballot in a polling place election or mail ballot election, or votes in a mail ballot election conducted under Title 13, chapter 19;   (b) notifies the county election administrator in writing of the elector's current residence, which must be in that county; or   (c) completes a reactivation form provided by the county election administrator that provides current address information in that county.   (2) After an elector has complied with subsection (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(c), the county election administrator shall place the elector's name on the active voting list for that county.   (3) An elector reactivated pursuant to subsection (1)(a) is a legally registered elector for purposes of the election in which the elector voted.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 246, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 208, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 297, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 242, L. 2011.
MT Code § 13-2-301 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 3. Close of Registration|13-2-301. Close of regular registration -- notice -- changes

  13-2-301. Close of regular registration -- notice -- changes. (1) The election administrator shall:  (a) close regular registrations for 30 days before any election; and   (b) publish a notice specifying the day regular registrations will close and the availability of the late registration option provided for in 13-2-304 in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least three times in the 4 weeks preceding the close of registration or broadcast a notice on radio or television as provided in 2-3-105 through 2-3-107, using the method the election administrator believes is best suited to reach the largest number of potential electors. The provisions of this subsection (1)(b) are fulfilled upon the third publication or broadcast of the notice.   (2) Information to be included in the notice must be prescribed by the secretary of state.   (3) An application for voter registration properly executed and postmarked on or before the day regular registration is closed must be accepted as a regular registration for 3 days after regular registration is closed under subsection (1)(a).   (4) An elector who misses the deadlines provided for in this section may register to vote or change the elector's voter information and vote in the election as provided in 13-2-304.   History: En. Sec. 35, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 385, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3016; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 446, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 302, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 7, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 586, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 297, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 336, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 172, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 242, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 244, L. 2021.
MT Code § 13-2-302 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 3. Close of Registration|13-2-302. Repealed

  13-2-302. Repealed. Sec. 19, Ch. 286, L. 2005.   History: En. Sec. 36, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3017; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
MT Code § 13-2-303 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 13. Elections|Chapter 2. Registration of Electors|Part 3. Close of Registration|13-2-303. Repealed

  13-2-303. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 342, L. 1977; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-2704.