13-19-301. Voting mail ballots. (1) Upon receipt of a mailed ballot, the elector may vote by:
(a) marking the ballot in the manner specified;
(b) placing the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope, free of any identifying marks;
(c) placing the secrecy envelope containing one ballot for each election being held in the signature envelope;
(d) executing the affirmation printed on the signature envelope; and
(e) returning the signature envelope with all appropriate enclosures, as provided in 13-19-306.
(2) For the purpose of this chapter, an official ballot is voted when the marked ballot is received at a place of deposit.
(3) A legally registered or provisionally registered elector with a disability may receive and vote a ballot using procedures established in 13-13-246.
History: En. Sec. 16, Ch. 196, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 297, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 101, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 66, Ch. 242, L. 2011; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 247, L. 2015.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 19. Mail Ballot Elections
13-19-301. Voting mail ballots
13-19-302. Proportional voting
13-19-303. Voting by elector when absent from place of residence during conduct of election
13-19-304. Voting by nonregistered electors
13-19-305. Replacement ballots
13-19-306. Returning marked ballots -- when -- where
13-19-307. Places of deposit -- poll watchers authorized
13-19-308. Disposition of ballots returned in person
13-19-309. Disposition of ballots returned to election administrator's office
13-19-312. Preparation for count and counting procedure
13-19-313. Notice to elector -- opportunity to resolve questions