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2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 3. Local Election Administration › 13-1-303. Disposition of ballots and other election materials

13-1-303. Disposition of ballots and other election materials.
(1) (a) Except for a federal election and as provided in 13-15-301(2), the voted ballots, detached stubs, unvoted ballots, and unused ballots from an election must be kept in the unopened packages received from the election judges for a period of 12 months. The packages may be opened only when an order for opening is given by the proper official either for a recount procedure or to process provisional ballots.
(b) The voted ballots, detached stubs, unvoted ballots, and unused ballots from a federal election must be retained in the unopened packages received from the election judges for a period of 22 months. The packages may be opened only as provided in subsection (1)(a) or for a postelection random-sample audit of vote-counting machines.
(c) An election administrator may dispose of the ballots as provided in subsection (2) if after the time periods provided for in this subsection (1), there is no:
(i) contest begun;
(ii) recount pending; or
(iii) appeal of a decision relating to a contest, a recount, or a postelection random-sample audit.
(2) Each election administrator shall prepare a plan for retention and destruction of election records in the county according to the retention schedules established by the local government records committee provided for in 2-6-1201.
History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 97, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 586, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 89, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 348, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 3. Local Election Administration › 13-1-304. Duties of officials when election not held

13-1-304. Duties of officials when election not held.
If a scheduled election is not necessary or is canceled for any reason specified in law, the governing body or official making the determination shall immediately notify the election administrator in writing. If the election is not necessary because of the number of candidates filed, the election administrator shall make the determination and notify the proper governing body.
History: En. Sec. 25, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 242, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 3. Local Election Administration › 13-1-305. School district and political subdivision election cooperation

13-1-305. School district and political subdivision election cooperation.
Any political subdivision holding a polling place election on the same day as a regular school election shall cooperate with a school district having similar district boundaries to hold the election at the same polling place. The election administrator appointed under the provisions of 13-1-301 shall cooperate with the school district election administrator to share costs, as provided in 13-1-302.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 27, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 29, Ch. 196, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 171, Ch. 49, L. 2015; Sec. 13-1-401, MCA 2013; redes. 13-1-305 by Code Commissioner, 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 4. Local Government Elections › 13-1-402. Purpose -- definition

13-1-402. Purpose -- definition.
(1) The purpose of this part is to consolidate, simplify, and standardize, to the extent feasible, dates and deadlines for local government elections and to provide more consistency for election administrators and voters.
(2) For the purposes of this part, "local government" means a county, a consolidated government, or an incorporated city or town that is conducting an election that may be held on the same day as a primary election but is not a primary election, such as an election on a question or an election for officers that does not involve a primary.
History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 372, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 4. Local Government Elections › 13-1-403. Election deadlines for candidate filing, write-in candidacy, and withdrawal -- election cancellation -- election by acclamation

13-1-403. Election deadlines for candidate filing, write-in candidacy, and withdrawal -- election cancellation -- election by acclamation.
(1) Consistent with the candidate filing deadline in 13-10-201(7) for primary elections and except as provided in subsection (2) for a write-in candidate, the candidate filing deadline for election to a local government office is no sooner than 145 days and no later than 85 days before the election.
(2) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate must be filed with the election administrator by 5 p.m. on the 65th day before the date of the election.
(3) Consistent with the withdrawal deadline in 13-10-325 for primary elections, a candidate may not withdraw after the candidate filing deadline provided in subsection (1).
(4) Except as provided in subsection (5)(b) and unless otherwise specifically provided by law, if the number of candidates filing for election is equal to or less than the number of positions to be filled, the election administrator shall notify the governing body of the local government in writing that the election is not necessary and the governing body may by resolution cancel the election.
(5) (a) If an election has been canceled and there is only one candidate for a position, the governing body of the local government shall declare the candidate elected to the position by acclamation.
(b) If an election has been canceled and there are no regular or declared write-in candidates for a position, the governing body of the local government shall fill the position by appointment. The term of an appointed member must be the same as if the member were elected.
History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 242, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 372, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 4. Local Government Elections › 13-1-404. Deadline for absentee ballots and mail ballots

13-1-404. Deadline for absentee ballots and mail ballots.
(1) Pursuant to 13-13-205, ballots for a local government election must be:
(a) available for absentee voting in person at least 30 days before election day; and
(b) mailed to absentee voters at least 25 days prior to election day.
(2) Pursuant to 13-19-207, ballots for a local government election conducted by mail must be mailed no sooner than the 20th day and no later than the 15th day before election day.
History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 242, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 4. Local Government Elections › 13-1-405. Date of local government elections -- call for election

13-1-405. Date of local government elections -- call for election.
(1) A local government election must be held on the same day as the primary election day established in 13-1-107 or the general election day established in 13-1-104, except that an election concerning funding may be called as a special election.
(2) A local government election may not be held sooner than 85 days after the date of the order or resolution calling for the election.
(3) Pursuant to 13-19-201, the governing body authorized by law to call an election shall specify in the order or resolution calling for the election whether the governing body is requesting that the election be conducted by mail.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 4. Local Government Elections › 13-1-406. Conduct of elections

13-1-406. Conduct of elections.
(1) Notice of a local government election must be provided as required in 13-1-108.
(2) Subject to 13-19-104, a local government election may be conducted by mail.
(3) Unless otherwise specified by law, conduct of the election, voter registration, and how votes must be cast, counted, and canvassed must be done in accordance with the applicable provisions of this title.
History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 5. Special Purpose District Elections › 13-1-501. Purpose -- definition

13-1-501. Purpose -- definition.
(1) The purpose of this part is to consolidate, simplify, and standardize, to the extent feasible, dates and deadlines for special purpose district elections and to provide more consistency for election administrators and voters.
(2) Nothing in this part may be interpreted to require the secretary of state to oversee special purpose district elections.
(3) For the purposes of this part, "local government" has the meaning provided in 13-1-402.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 372, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 5. Special Purpose District Elections › 13-1-502. Deadlines for candidate filing, write-in candidacy, and withdrawal -- election cancellation -- election by acclamation

13-1-502. Deadlines for candidate filing, write-in candidacy, and withdrawal -- election cancellation -- election by acclamation.
(1) Consistent with the candidate filing deadline in 13-10-201(7) for primary elections and except as provided in subsection (3) for a write-in candidate, the candidate filing deadline for election to a special purpose district office is no sooner than 145 days and no later than 85 days before the election.
(2) Consistent with the withdrawal deadline in 13-10-325 for primary elections, a candidate may not withdraw after the candidate filing deadline provided in subsection (1).
(3) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate must be filed with the election administrator by 5 p.m. on the 65th day before the date of the election.
(4) (a) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b), if by the write-in candidate deadline in subsection (3) the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number of positions to be filled at the election, the election administrator shall cancel the election and, pursuant to 13-1-304, immediately notify the governing body of the local government in writing of the cancellation. However, the governing body of the local government may by resolution require that the election be held.
(b) For an election of conservation district supervisors held in conjunction with a federal primary or federal general election, if by the candidate filing deadline under subsection (1) the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number of positions to be filled at the election, the election administrator shall cancel the election and immediately notify the governing body of the conservation district in writing of the cancellation. However, the governing body of the conservation district may, by no later than 10 days after the candidate filing deadline, pass a resolution to require that the election be held.
(5) (a) If an election has been canceled and there is only one candidate for a position, the governing body of the local government or, if appropriate, of the conservation district shall declare the candidate elected to the position by acclamation.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law:
(i) if an election has been canceled and there are no regular or declared write-in candidates for a position, the governing body of the local government or, if appropriate, of the conservation district shall fill the position by appointment;
(ii) an appointed member shall serve the same term as if the member were elected.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 242, L. 2017; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 372, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 5. Special Purpose District Elections › 13-1-503. Deadlines for absentee and mail ballots

13-1-503. Deadlines for absentee and mail ballots.
(1) Pursuant to 13-13-205, ballots for a special purpose district election must be available for absentee voting at least 20 days before election day if the election is not conducted by mail.
(2) Pursuant to 13-19-207, ballots must be mailed no sooner than the 20th day and no later than the 15th day before election day if the election is conducted by mail.
History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 5. Special Purpose District Elections › 13-1-504. Dates for special purpose district elections -- call for election

13-1-504. Dates for special purpose district elections -- call for election.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the following elections for a special purpose district must be held on the same day as the regular school election day established in 20-20-105(1), which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May:
(a) an election to create, alter the boundaries of, continue, or dissolve a special purpose district; and
(b) an election to fill a special purpose district office.
(2) (a) A special purpose district election that includes a question affecting district funding, such as fee assessments, bonds, or the sale or lease of property, may be held on the day specified in subsection (1) or scheduled as a special election.
(b) A conservation district election must be held on a primary or general election day.
(c) If the special purpose district will be administered by a city, town, or consolidated city-county, the city, town, or consolidated city-county may schedule an election to create, dissolve, or continue a special purpose district on the same day as the general municipal election day.
(3) If specifically authorized by law, a special purpose district election may be held at the district's annual meeting.
(4) A special purpose district election may not be held earlier than 85 days after the date of the order or resolution calling for the election.
(5) Pursuant to 13-19-201, the governing body authorized by law to call an election shall specify in the order or resolution calling for the election whether the governing body is requesting that the election be conducted by mail.
History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 367, L. 2023.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 5. Special Purpose District Elections › 13-1-505. Conduct of elections

13-1-505. Conduct of elections.
(1) A special purpose district election must be conducted by a county election administrator.
(2) If a special purpose district lies in more than one county, the county election administrator in the county with the largest percentage of qualified electors in the district shall conduct the election.
(3) Notice of the election must be provided as required in 13-1-108.
(4) Subject to 13-19-104, a special purpose district election may be conducted by mail.
(5) Unless otherwise specified by law, conduct of the election, voter registration, and how votes must be cast, counted, and canvassed for a special purpose election must be conducted in accordance with the applicable provisions of this title.
History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 49, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 1. General Provisions › Part 5. Special Purpose District Elections › 13-1-506. Provision for vote by corporate or company property owner

13-1-506. Provision for vote by corporate or company property owner.
If a corporation or company is a property owner entitled to vote under the specific laws governing a special district, the chief executive officer, president, vice president, authorized agent, or secretary of the corporation or company may exercise the right on behalf of the corporation or company.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 121, L. 2015.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 1. Registrars › 13-2-101. Repealed

13-2-101. 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(1), (2).
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 1. Registrars › 13-2-102. Repealed

13-2-102. Repealed.
Sec. 12, Ch. 390, L. 1993.
History: En. Sec. 22, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 340, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 205, L. 1975; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3003; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 146, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 446, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 298, L. 1987.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
(1) A person may not be permitted to register until the person attains United States citizenship.
(2) Illegal aliens are prohibited from voting in the state of Montana.
History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3008(2); amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 395, L. 2023.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 3. Close of Registration › 13-2-304. Late registration -- late changes

13-2-304. Late registration -- late changes.
(1) Except as provided in 13-21-104 and subsection (2) of this section, the following provisions apply:
(a) An elector may register or change the elector's voter registration information after the close of regular registration as provided in 13-2-301 and vote in the election if the election administrator in the county where the elector resides receives and verifies the elector's voter registration information prior to noon the day before the election.
(b) Except as provided in 13-2-514(2)(a) and subsection (1)(c) of this section, an elector who registers or changes the elector's voter information pursuant to this section may vote in the election if the elector obtains the ballot from the location designated by the county election administrator.
(c) With respect to an elector who registers late pursuant to this section for a school election conducted by a school clerk, the elector may vote in the election only if the elector obtains from the county election administrator a document, in a form prescribed by the secretary of state, verifying the elector's late registration. The elector shall provide the verification document to the school clerk, who shall issue the ballot to the elector and enter the verification document as part of the official register.
(d) An elector who registers late and obtains a ballot pursuant to this section may return the ballot as follows:
(i) before election day, to a location designated by the county election administrator or school clerk if the election is administered by the school district; or
(ii) on election day, to the election office or to any polling place in the county where the elector is registered to vote or, if the ballot is for a school election, to any polling place in the school district where the election is being conducted.
(2) If an elector has already been issued a ballot for the election, the elector may change the elector's voter registration information only if the original voted ballot has not been received at the county election office, or received by the school district if the district is administering the election, and if the original ballot that was issued is marked by the issuing county as void in the statewide voter registration system, or by the school district if the district is administering the election, prior to the change.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 273, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 297, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 336, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 173, Ch. 49, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 155, L. 2019; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 244, L. 2021.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 4. Cancellation of Registration › 13-2-401. Repealed

13-2-401. Repealed.
Sec. 16, Ch. 246, L. 1997.
History: En. Sec. 32, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 254, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 215, L. 1973; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 369, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3013; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 446, L. 1985.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 4. Cancellation of Registration › 13-2-402. Reasons for cancellation

13-2-402. Reasons for cancellation.
The election administrator shall cancel the registration of an elector if:
(1) the elector submits a written request for cancellation;
(2) a certificate of the death of the elector is filed or if the elector is reported to the election administrator as deceased by the department of public health and human services in the department's reports submitted to the county under 50-15-409 or through a newspaper obituary;
(3) the elector is of unsound mind as established by a court;
(4) the incarceration of the elector in a penal institution for a felony conviction is legally established;
(5) a certified copy of a court order directing the cancellation is filed with the election administrator;
(6) a notice is received from the secretary of state or from another county or state that the elector has registered in another county or state;
(7) the elector:
(a) fails to respond to certain confirmation mailings;
(b) is placed on the inactive list; and
(c) then fails to vote in two consecutive federal general elections; or
(8) the elector fails to meet any voter qualification that is listed in 13-1-111.
History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 299, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3014(1); amd. Sec. 37, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 48, Ch. 575, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 546, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 246, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 208, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 96, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 586, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 297, L. 2009.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 4. Cancellation of Registration › 13-2-403. Repealed

13-2-403. Repealed.
Sec. 44, Ch. 475, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 33, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 299, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3014(2); amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 246, L. 1997.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 4. Cancellation of Registration › 13-2-404. Repealed

13-2-404. Repealed.
Sec. 44, Ch. 475, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 34, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3015(1), (2); amd. Sec. 39, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 5. Transfer of Registration › 13-2-511. Change of residence or name

13-2-511. Change of residence or name.
An elector shall notify the election administrator in a written communication signed by the elector of a change in residence within the county or a change in name.
History: En. Sec. 28, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3009; amd. Sec. 40, Ch. 571, L. 1979; Sec. 13-2-501, MCA 1979; redes. 13-2-511 by Code Commissioner, 1979; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 242, L. 2011.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 5. Transfer of Registration › 13-2-512. Right to vote when precinct or name changed -- change of status

13-2-512. Right to vote when precinct or name changed -- change of status.
(1) An elector who has changed residence to a different precinct within the same county and has failed to notify the election administrator of the change by a new registration form may vote at the polling place or by absentee or mail ballot in the precinct where the elector is registered at the first election at which the elector offers to vote after the change or at a central location designated by the election administrator unless the elector's registration has been canceled as provided in 13-2-402.
(2) An elector who still resides in the same precinct where registered, whose name has changed, and who has failed to notify the election administrator of the change by a new registration form may vote under the elector's former name at the first election at which the elector offers to vote after the change unless the elector's registration has been canceled as provided in 13-2-402.
(3) The elector shall state the elector's correct residence address and name when offering to vote and shall complete a new registration form to make the necessary correction before being allowed to vote in a polling place election or by absentee or mail ballot.
History: En. Sec. 41, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 246, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 446, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 368, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 5. Transfer of Registration › 13-2-513. Procedure for correcting or updating registration

13-2-513. Procedure for correcting or updating registration.
Subject to the rules adopted under 13-2-108, the election administrator shall make the necessary corrections or updates in the registration records when the election administrator receives a corrected or updated registration form.
History: En. Sec. 29, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3010; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 571, L. 1979; Sec. 13-2-502, MCA 1979; redes. 13-2-513 by Code Commissioner, 1979; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 368, L. 2017.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 5. Transfer of Registration › 13-2-514. Change of residence to another county

13-2-514. Change of residence to another county.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2)(a), an elector who changes residence to a different county within this state shall register in the new county of residence in order to vote in any election.
(2) An elector who changes residence to a different county 30 days or less before an election may:
(a) vote in person or by absentee ballot in the precinct and county where previously registered; or
(b) update the elector's registration information and vote in the elector's new county of residence, subject to the regular registration provisions of 13-2-301 or the late registration provisions of 13-2-304.
(3) The registration information of an elector whose information is changed pursuant to this section must be updated in the statewide voter registration list pursuant to rules adopted under 13-2-108.
History: En. Sec. 43, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 16, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 586, L. 2005.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 5. Transfer of Registration › 13-2-515. Repealed

13-2-515. Repealed.
Sec. 44, Ch. 475, L. 2003.
History: En. Sec. 30, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3011; amd. Sec. 44, Ch. 571, L. 1979; Sec. 13-2-503, MCA 1979; redes. 13-2-515 by Code Commissioner, 1979.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 6. Effect of Registration (Repealed) › 13-2-601. Repealed

13-2-601. Repealed.
Sec. 33, Ch. 368, L. 2017.
History: En. Sec. 37, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 365, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3018(1); amd. Sec. 45, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 200, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 475, L. 2003.
2023 Montana Code Annotated › Title 13. Elections › Chapter 2. Registration of Electors › Part 6. Effect of Registration (Repealed) › 13-2-602. Repealed

13-2-602. Repealed.
Sec. 33, Ch. 368, L. 2017.
History: En. Sec. 38, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3019.