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Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1747 - CENTRAL COUNTING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - BALLOT TABULATION BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-1-303,
					 13-15-202,
					 13-17-107,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1748 - CENTRAL COUNTING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - BALLOT SEALING BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-1-303,
					 13-17-107,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1749 - CENTRAL COUNTING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - ELECTION RESULTS BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-15-101,
					 13-17-107,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1750 - CENTRAL COUNTING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - CLOSING OF COUNTING CENTER (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-1-303,
					 13-17-101,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1760 - DEFINITIONS - AMERICAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS-315) (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1761 - BALLOT PREPARATIONS - AMERICAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS-315) (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1762 - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF AMERICAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS-315) - CENTRAL TABULATING SYSTEM - BEFORE THE POLLS OPEN (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1763 - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF AMERICAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS-315) - CENTRAL TABULATING SYSTEM - WHILE THE POLLS ARE OPEN (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1764 - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF AMERICAN INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AIS-315) - CENTRAL TABULATING SYSTEM - AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1765 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1766 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND BOARD DUTIES - OBSERVATION BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1767 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - RECEIVING BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1768 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURE AND DUTIES - STAGING BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1769 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - BALLOT TABULATION BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1770 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - DUPLICATION BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1771 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - RESOLUTION BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1772 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - WRITE-IN TALLY BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1773 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - BALLOT SEALING BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1774 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - ELECTION RESULTS BOARD (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1775 - CENTRAL TABULATING CENTER PROCEDURES AND DUTIES - CLOSING OF TABULATING CENTER (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1781 - USE AND SCOPE - COMPUTER ELECTION SYSTEM OPTECH I (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1782 - DEFINITIONS - COMPUTER ELECTION SYSTEMS OPTECH I (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1783 - BALLOT PREPARATION - COMPUTER ELECTION SYSTEMS - OPTECH I (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1784 - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF COMPUTER ELECTION SYSTEMS OPTECH I - ACCURACY TESTING AND CERTIFICATION (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1785 - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF COMPUTER ELECTION SYSTEMS OPTECH I - BEFORE THE POLLS OPEN (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1786 - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF COMPUTER ELECTION SYSTEMS OPTECH I - WHILE THE POLLS ARE OPEN (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.17 - Voting Machines and Devices and Postelection Audit of Voting Machines › Rule 44.3.1787 - PROCEDURES FOR USE OF COMPUTER ELECTION SYSTEMS OPTECH I - AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE (REPEALED)

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13-17-107(2),
					 MCA; IMP, 13-17-107(2),
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.18 - Election Results › Rule 44.3.1801 - REPORTING RESULTS DURING AN ELECTION

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(1)
				For an election having at least one statewide race or statewide ballot issue,
				county election administrators must report results in accordance with
				13-15-101, MCA. If the county
				election administrator has not complied with the reporting requirements in law
				(13-15-101, MCA), the county
				election administrator must contact the Secretary of State's office immediately
				and communicate why they were unable to comply with the law, a description of
				efforts being made to solve or mitigate the problem, and an estimate of when
				reporting will begin or resume. County election administrators must also notify
				the public of the delay.
(2) In the
				event that a county election administrator is unable to report results as
				required, the Secretary of State may authorize the county election
				administrator to publicly post results.
AUTH:
					 13-15-101, MCA; IMP:
					 13-15-101,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2001 - VOTER REGISTRATION VERIFICATION

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(1)
				Consistent with
				13-2-109,
				13-2-110,
				13-2-205,
				13-2-207, and
				13-2-304, MCA, the rules in this
				subchapter shall be used to determine whether information provided is
				sufficient to be accepted and processed, for verifying accuracy, establishing
				procedures for provisional and legal registration and effect on ID
				requirements, and notifying electors of their status.
13-2-109, MCA; IMP,
					 13-2-109,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2002 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Current address" means residence address
				or mailing address. For the purposes of this subchapter, an address is presumed
				to be current unless proved otherwise.
(2) "Election official" means an election
				administrator, election deputy, or election judge.
(3) "Election worker" means an individual
				designated to perform election support duties.
(4) "Elector" means an individual qualified
				to vote under state law.
(5)
				"Identification" for the purposes of registration means the following:
(a) a Montana driver's license number,
				Montana state identification card number issued pursuant to
				61-12-501,
				MCA, or the last four digits of the applicant's social security
				number;
(b) if unable to provide
				the items in (5)(a), the following alternative forms of identification:
(i) military identification card, tribal
				photo identification card, United States passport, or Montana concealed carry
				permit; or
(ii) a current utility
				bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check, or other government document
				that shows the individual's name and current address and photo identification
				that shows the individual's name. The photo identification may include a school
				district photo identification, postsecondary education photo identification, or
				any other identification that includes the name and photo of the individual.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2003 - APPLICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

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(1)
				Applicants for voter registration may apply by the procedures specified in
				13-2-110 and
				13-2-304, MCA:
(a) in person;
(b) by mail; or
(c) as may otherwise be provided by
				law.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2004 - VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION

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(1)
				Election administrators shall use the voter registration application
				substantially in the most updated form prescribed by the secretary of
				state.
(2) Only registration
				applications substantially in the form prescribed by the secretary of state
				after June 1, 2003, shall be used by election administrators.
(3) Election administrators may print
				registration applications for their county use as long as the applications are
				substantially in the most updated form prescribed by the secretary of
				state.
(4) If an applicant submits
				an outdated registration application that does not contain all of the required
				information, the election administrator may obtain that information and process
				the registration according to ARM
				44.3.2005.
13-2-109, MCA; IMP,
					 13-2-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2005 - VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

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(1) An applicant for voter registration must
				provide all required information on the voter registration application, and
				county election officials shall enter the information from each completed voter
				registration application into the statewide voter registration system as
				provided in this chapter.
(2) An
				election official processing and entering the information from an application
				for voter registration into the statewide voter registration system shall:
(a) enter the Montana driver's license
				number, Montana state identification card number, or the last four digits of
				the social security number when provided by the applicant on the voter
				registration application into the voter registration system maintained by the
				election administrator in a field provided for the number; or
(b) if the applicant was unable to provide
				one of the numbers in (2)(a), select the description of the form of
				identification required in ARM
				44.3.2002,
				provided by the applicant on the voter registration application, in the voter
				registration system maintained by the election administrator; and
(c) with respect to confidential or private
				numbers or information protected from disclosure under ARM
				44.3.1102(1)(e)
				and (3), ensure the numbers or information
				provided pursuant to (2)(a) and (b) remain accessible only by county or state
				election officials in the discharge of their official duties and, when
				applicable, by the authorized staff of the Office of the Secretary of
				State.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2010 - APPLICANTS INELIGIBLE DUE TO AGE OR RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS

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(1) An applicant for voter registration who
				is ineligible 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,
				MCA.
(2) For any applicants who are
				ineligible to register because of age requirements, an election official shall
				register them with a vote-eligible date that matches the individual's 18th
				birthday.
(3) For any applicants
				who are ineligible to register because of residency requirements, an election
				official shall register them with a vote-eligible date that matches the date
				the applicant will meet residency requirements.
(4) Upon satisfying the voter registration
				qualifications in
				13-1-111,
				MCA, a registered elector may obtain and cast a ballot pursuant to
				13-2-205,
				MCA.
AUTH:
					 13-2-109,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 13-2-110,
					 13-2-205,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2011 - PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION PENDING VERIFICATION

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(1) All applicants for voter registration who
				apply under this subchapter shall be registered provisionally pending
				verification by an election administrator or their designee of the applicant's
				Montana driver's license number, Montana state identification card number, or
				the last four digits of the applicant's social security number. If the
				applicant is unable to provide a Montana driver's license number, Montana state
				identification card number, or the last four digits of the applicant's social
				security number, the applicant shall provide a form of identification required
				under
				13-2-110,
				MCA, and shall be registered provisionally until the identification information
				provided by the applicant is verified by an election administrator.
(2) Identification information is verified
				for registration if it is a Montana driver's license number, a Montana state
				identification card number, or the last four digits of a social security number
				validated through the statewide voter registration system. Other forms of
				identification allowed for voter registration in ARM
				44.3.2002
				are verified if an election administrator determines that the identification
				information identifies the applicant, satisfies the requirements of ARM
				44.3.2002, and appears to be genuine and authentic.
(3) If an election administrator or their
				designee cannot verify the identification information submitted by an
				applicant, the election administrator shall notify the applicant as provided by
				ARM
				44.3.2013(2).
AUTH:
					 13-2-109,
					 MCA IMP:
					 13-2-110,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2012 - VERIFICATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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(1) If the information provided by an
				applicant for voter registration in ARM
				44.3.2011 is verified and the
				applicant meets all other legal requirements for registration, an election
				official shall register the applicant as a legally registered
				elector.
(2) Throughout the
				election process, an election administrator shall, as necessary, work in
				conjunction with the office of the Secretary of State, the Department of
				Justice's Motor Vehicle Division, the Social Security Administration and any
				additional agencies to ensure the verification of the accuracy of the
				information provided in ARM 44.3.2011.
13-2-109, MCA; IMP,
					 13-2-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2013 - NOTICE TO APPLICANT OF STATUS OF APPLICATION FOR VOTER REGISTRATION

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(1) An election official shall confirm an
				elector's registration by a confirmation notice required under
				13-2-207, MCA, which is
				substantially in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(2) An election official shall provide notice
				by the most expedient method available to an applicant for voter registration
				whose voter registration is not confirmed.
13-1-202,
					 13-2-109, MCA; IMP,
					 13-1-202,
					 13-2-110,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2014 - MAINTENANCE OF ACTIVE AND INACTIVE VOTER REGISTRATION LISTS FOR ELECTIONS

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(1) Election administrators shall follow the
				procedures in
				13-2-220,
				MCA every year.
(2) An election
				administrator performing the procedures outlined in
				13-2-220(1)(a)
				or (b), MCA, in the month of January also
				satisfies the requirements of
				13-13-212(4)(b),
				MCA.
AUTH:
					 13-2-108,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 13-2-220,
					 13-13-212,
					 MCA
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2015 - LATE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

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(1) In
				addition to and consistent with the procedures specified in the Montana Code
				Annotated, and due to administrative necessity, the following shall apply to
				late registration:
(a) Any prospective
				elector may register or change the existing elector's voter information after
				the close of regular registration and be eligible to 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) After the
				close of late registration, an elector may:
(i) update their residence to a different county within Montana
				but may only vote in their previous county of residence pursuant to
				13-2-514,
				MCA.
(ii) update their residence to
				a different precinct within the county and may vote a ballot from the former
				precinct or new precinct. The elector may obtain the former precinct ballot at
				their former precinct or either ballot at a central location designated by the
				county election administrator.
(iii) change their name and may vote under the elector's former
				name unless the registration was cancelled.
(iv) reactivate their registration pursuant to
				13-2-222,
				MCA, but may only vote on election day at the county election administrator's
				office or a central location designated by the county election
				administrator.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.20 - Voter Registration › Rule 44.3.2016 - STATEWIDE VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM

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This Rule has been transferred to
				  44.3.1102
13-2-108, MCA; IMP,
					 13-2-108,
					 13-21-228,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2101 - VOTER IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES AT THE POLLING PLACE - GENERAL

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(1) An election
				administrator shall follow
				13-13-114,
				13-13-301,
				13-13-601,
				13-15-107, MCA, and these rules in
				regard to voter identification and provisional voting at the polling
				place.
13-13-603, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-603,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2102 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Current address" means residence address
				or mailing address. For the purposes of this subchapter, an address is presumed
				to be current unless proved otherwise.
(2) "Election official" means an election
				administrator, election deputy, or election judge.
(3) "Election worker" means an individual
				designated to perform election support duties.
(4) "Elector" means an individual qualified
				to vote under state law.
(5)
				"Identification" for the purposes of voting at the polling place, means the
				following:
(a) a Montana driver's license,
				Montana state identification card issued pursuant to
				61-12-501,
				MCA, military identification card, tribal photo identification card, United
				States passport, or Montana concealed carry permit; or
(b) a current utility bill, bank statement,
				paycheck, government check, or other government document that shows the
				elector's name and current address; and
(c) photo identification that shows the
				elector's name, including but not limited to a school district or postsecondary
				education photo identification.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2103 - PRINTING OF IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISIONAL VOTING MATERIALS

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(1) Election administrators shall provide
				materials for identification and provisional voting in sufficient numbers for
				each election. These materials shall include at least the following, in forms
				prescribed by the secretary of state:
(a)
				provisional ballot instructions;
(b) provisional ballot outer
				envelopes;
(c) provisional ballot
				secrecy envelopes (colored and/or hole-punched for ease of
				identification);
(d) verified and
				unverified provisional ballot labels;
(e) displays of instructions for electors
				under 13-13-112, MCA;
(f) polling place elector identification
				forms as defined in ARM
				44.3.2102; and
(g) at the option of the election
				administrator, postings for inside or outside of the polling place.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2104 - ARRANGEMENTS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES - BEFORE THE ELECTION

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(1) Election
				administrators shall arrange for a secure location for ballots cast
				provisionally, in the same or similar location as for voted regular
				ballots.
(2) Election
				administrators may at their option arrange for:
(a) polling place greeters who will inform
				electors of voting procedures;
(b)
				polling place managers to ensure ease of identification and provisional voting
				processes; and
(c) delivery and
				setup of educational materials to polling places for education of electors on
				voting procedures.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2109 - PROCEDURES FOR CHALLENGES

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(1) An elector's
				right to vote may be challenged at any time by any registered elector. The
				challenger must fill out and sign an affidavit stating the grounds of the
				challenge and providing any evidence supporting the challenge to the election
				administrator or, on election day, to an election judge.
(2) Any challenge made under this rule shall
				be decided in favor of the challenged elector, unless it is demonstrated by a
				preponderance of the evidence that the challenged elector should not be
				permitted to vote.
13-13-301, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-301,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2110 - PROCEDURES AT THE POLLING PLACE FOR DETERMINING THE SUFFICIENCY OF IDENTIFICATION - PRIOR TO CASTING A BALLOT

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(1) Consistent
				with
				13-13-114,
				MCA, before an elector is permitted to receive a ballot or vote, the elector
				shall present to an election judge one of the forms of required identification
				defined in ARM
				44.3.2102.
(2) An election official shall allow an
				elector whose name appears on the precinct register, but who does not provide a
				required form of identification, to do the following:
(a) return to the polling place with a
				required form of identification; or
(b) cast a provisional ballot .
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2111 - PROCEDURES AT THE POLLING PLACE FOR DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE - PRIOR TO CASTING A BALLOT

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(1) An individual
				who provides sufficient identification specified in ARM
				44.3.2102, but whose name does not
				appear on the precinct register, shall be permitted to:
(a) provide information to an election
				official at the polling place to verify the individual's registration, subject
				to the following:
(i) an individual whose name
				is erroneously omitted from a precinct register or other election register may
				secure from the election administrator or designee a certificate of the error,
				stating the precinct in which the individual is entitled to vote, and present
				the certificate, which will entitle the individual to vote a regular ballot, to
				an election judge;
(ii) the
				certificate shall be marked "voted" by the election judges and returned by them
				with the precinct register. The individual shall sign the back of the precinct
				register or in a location specified by the county election
				administrator;
(iii) if the
				individual is for any reason unable to secure a certificate of error from the
				election administrator, the individual may vote by signing an oath that the
				individual's name was erroneously omitted, if the chief election judge of the
				precinct confirms such omission by contacting the election administrator or
				designee. The oath shall be marked "voted" by the election judges and returned
				by them with the precinct register. The individual shall sign the back of the
				precinct register or in a location specified by the county election
				administrator; or
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2112 - PROCEDURES AT THE POLLING PLACE FOR CHALLENGES - PRIOR TO CASTING A BALLOT (REPEALED)

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13-13-603, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-301,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2113 - PROVISIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES AT THE POLLING PLACE AND AT THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE - CASTING A BALLOT

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(1)
				The election administrator shall direct election officials in each precinct to
				mark, in a location specified by the election administrator in the records
				maintained by election officials, a notation for each individual who has chosen
				to cast a provisional ballot or set of provisional ballots, as
				applicable.
(2) Consistent with
				13-13-601, MCA, an election
				official shall give to an individual who has chosen to cast a provisional
				ballot the following, in the forms prescribed by the secretary of state:
(a) provisional ballot instructions, which
				must be filled out by an election official in the areas specified;
(b) a provisional ballot outer envelope,
				which must be filled out by an election official in the areas
				specified;
(c) a provisional ballot
				secrecy envelope; and
(d) a regular
				ballot.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2114 - PROVISIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES ON ELECTION DAY AFTER THE CLOSE OF POLLS - THE SIXTH DAY AFTER ELECTION DAY

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(1)
				Provisional ballots must be handled consistent with
				13-15-107, MCA.
(2) The election administrator shall direct
				election officials in each precinct, after the close of polls on election day,
				to tally the number of electors who have chosen to cast provisional ballots,
				but whose voter information is not verified at the polls by the end of election
				day, in a location specified by the election administrator in the records
				maintained by election officials.
(3) For verified provisional ballots, an
				election official shall mark the provisional ballot outer envelope with the
				reason(s) why it was verified and removed and place the provisional ballot
				outer envelope in the verified provisional ballot container.
(4) All information regarding electors who
				have chosen to cast provisional ballots shall remain private at all times prior
				to and during the counting of provisional ballots and shall not be released
				prior to, during, or after the counting period without a court order.
(5) Election officials shall seal the
				unverified and verified provisional ballot containers and ensure delivery
				according to the election administrator's instructions.
13-13-603, MCA; IMP,
					 13-15-107,
					 13-15-301,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.21 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting Procedures › Rule 44.3.2115 - PROVISIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES - AFTER FINAL DETERMINATION WHETHER OR NOT TO COUNT PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

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(1)
				Election officials, after making the final determination whether or not to
				count the ballot(s) of each elector who cast a provisional ballot(s) and
				separately recording the reason(s) why each ballot was cast as a provisional
				ballot and why each ballot was counted or not counted, shall:
(a) open the verified provisional ballot
				container, record on the provisional ballot outer envelope the reason(s) for
				counting the verified provisional ballots, and seal the verified provisional
				ballot container, which shall not be opened without a court order;
				and
(b) open the unverified
				provisional ballot container, and mark on each provisional ballot outer
				envelope that the elector's vote was not counted, and the reason why not, and
				all other applicable information, and seal the unverified provisional ballot
				container, which shall not be opened without a court order.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.22 - Absentee Procedures › Rule 44.3.2201 - FORM OF ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOT TRANSMISSION TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR - GENERAL

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(1)
				Election officials and election workers shall follow Title 13, chapter 13, part
				2, MCA, and these rules in regard to absentee applications.
13-13-212, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-212,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.22 - Absentee Procedures › Rule 44.3.2202 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Election official" means an election
				administrator, election deputy, or election judge.
(2) "Election worker" means an individual
				designated to perform election support duties.
(3) "Elector" means an individual qualified
				to vote under state law.
13-13-212, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-212,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.22 - Absentee Procedures › Rule 44.3.2203 - ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION AND ABSENTEE BALLOT TRANSMISSION TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR

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(1) An elector or
				an agent designated pursuant to
				13-1-116, MCA, may apply for an
				absentee ballot following the procedure in
				13-13-212, MCA. If the election
				administrator can independently obtain the applicant's birth date, the
				application shall not be rejected for lack of the applicant's birth date. The
				request must be submitted to the election administrator of the applicant's
				county of residence within the time period specified in
				13-13-211, MCA.
(2) The minimum acceptable prescribed form
				for an application for an absentee ballot must include a written request for
				the absentee ballot, the elector's birth date, and the elector's or the
				elector's agent's signature. Additional recommended statements include the
				election for which the elector is requesting an absentee ballot and the address
				to which the elector wants the ballot mailed. Electors are strongly encouraged
				to use the form available at the county election office or on the secretary of
				state's web site.
(3) An election
				administrator who receives a request pursuant to
				13-13-212, MCA, shall determine
				whether the elector's or the elector's agent's signature on the request matches
				the elector's or the elector's agent's signature on the elector's voter
				registration application, prior to placing the elector on a list of individuals
				who wish to receive absentee ballots in subsequent elections.
(4) In order for an elector to be sent an
				absentee ballot for an election under the procedures and during the period
				specified under
				13-13-212, MCA, the elector shall
				return the confirmation form to the election administrator within the time
				period specified for receipt of absentee ballot applications under
				13-13-211, MCA.
13-1-202, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-211,
					 13-13-212,
					 13-13-213,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.22 - Absentee Procedures › Rule 44.3.2204 - Processes and Procedures for Early Preparation of Absentee Ballots

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(1) The processes and procedures for early
				preparation of absentee ballots are conducted after completion of or in
				conjunction with the processes and procedures in
				13-13-241(1)
				through (8), MCA.
(2) The following processes and procedures,
				when implemented by the election administrator, are intended to ensure the
				security of ballots and secrecy of votes during the early preparation of
				ballots not sooner than the earliest time permitted by
				13-13-241,
				MCA. The election administrator shall ensure that the early absentee ballot
				preparation area:
(a) permits observers to
				view all procedures;
(b) is
				arranged to ensure that observers do not interfere with the procedures, view
				the votes cast on individual ballots, or knowingly or unintentionally
				compromise the secrecy of the ballots;
(c) subject to (2)(a) and (2)(b), allows
				observers to be located not less than 10 feet or more than 20 feet from the
				boundaries of the area, or a distance determined by the election administrator
				based on space constraints if these distances are not feasible; and
(d) only allows access by the following,
				after they have taken and subscribed the official oath prescribed under Article
				III, section 3 of the Montana constitution:
(i) officials preparing absentee ballots, who
				must have identifying badges so that observers can clearly identify who is
				authorized to prepare ballots; and
(ii) staff authorized by the election
				administrator.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.22 - Absentee Procedures › Rule 44.3.2205 - FACSIMILE REQUESTS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS

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(1)
				An election administrator may treat a facsimile copy request for an absentee
				ballot as a mail request if all other requirements of
				13-13-212, MCA are met.
(2) A facsimile copy may be accepted under
				(1) if it is legible.
13-1-202, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-212,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.22 - Absentee Procedures › Rule 44.3.2206 - REJECTED BALLOTS

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(1) All rejected
				absentee ballots, the absentee ballot applications, and all absentee ballot
				signature envelopes must be enclosed in an envelope or container marked
				"REJECTED BALLOT(S) OF ABSENTEE ELECTORS."
13-15-108, MCA; IMP,
					 13-15-108,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.23 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting by Absentee and Mail Ballot › Rule 44.3.2301 - VOTER IDENTIFICATION AND PROVISIONAL VOTING BY ABSENTEE AND MAIL BALLOT - GENERAL

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(1) Election
				officials and election workers shall follow
				13-1-116,
				13-13-201,
				13-13-204,
				13-13-241,
				13-13-602, and
				13-15-107, MCA, and these rules in
				regard to voter identification and provisional voting by absentee and mail
				ballot.
13-13-603, MCA; IMP,
					 13-13-603,
					 MCA;
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.23 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting by Absentee and Mail Ballot › Rule 44.3.2302 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this subchapter, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Current address" means residence address
				or mailing address. For the purposes of this subchapter, an address is presumed
				to be current unless proved otherwise.
(2) "Election official" means an election
				administrator, election deputy, or election judge.
(3) "Election worker" means an individual
				designated to perform election support duties.
(4) "Elector" means an individual qualified
				to vote under state law.
(5)
				"Identification" for the purposes of voting by absentee and mail ballot means
				any of the following:
(a) the elector's
				Montana driver's license number, the elector's Montana state identification
				card number issued pursuant to
				61-12-501,
				MCA, or the last four digits of the elector's social security number ;
				or
(b) a readable copy of the
				elector's military identification card, tribal photo identification card,
				United States passport, Montana concealed carry permit, or a photo
				identification card issued to the elector by a Montana college or university;
				or
(c) any other form of readable
				photo identification with the individual elector's name together with a copy of
				a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of confirmation of
				voter registration issued pursuant to
				13-2-207,
				MCA, government check, or other government document that shows the elector's
				name and current address.
Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 44 - SECRETARY OF STATE › Chapter 44.3 - ELECTIONS › Subchapter 44.3.23 - Voter Identification and Provisional Voting by Absentee and Mail Ballot › Rule 44.3.2303 - ABSENTEE OR MAIL BALLOT ELECTOR IDENTIFICATION FORM

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(1) An election official or election worker
				shall enclose with the materials sent to each provisionally registered elector
				instructions in the form prescribed by the secretary of state notifying the
				elector of the requirement to provide one of the forms of required
				identification defined in ARM
				44.3.2302.
AUTH:
					 13-1-202,
					 13-13-603,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 13-1-202,
					 13-13-201,
					 13-13-603,
					 MCA