13-35-206. Injury to election equipment, materials, and records. A person is guilty of criminal mischief or tampering with public records and information, as appropriate, and is punishable as provided in 45-6-101 or 45-7-208, as applicable, whenever the person:
(1) prior to or on election day, knowingly defaces or destroys any list of candidates posted in accordance with the provisions of the law;
(2) during an election:
(a) removes or defaces instructions for the voters; or
(b) removes or destroys any of the supplies or other conveniences placed in the voting station for the purpose of enabling a voter to prepare the voter's ballot;
(3) removes any ballots from the polling place before the closing of the polls with the purpose of changing the result of the election;
(4) carries away or destroys any poll lists, checklists, ballots, ballot boxes, or other equipment for the purpose of disrupting or invalidating an election;
(5) knowingly detains, mutilates, alters, or destroys any election returns;
(6) mutilates, secretes, destroys, or alters election records, except as provided by law;
(7) tampers with, disarranges, defaces, injures, or impairs a voting system with the intent to alter the outcome of an election;
(8) mutilates, injures, or destroys a ballot or appliance used in connection with a voting system; or
(9) fraudulently defaces or destroys a declaration or certificate of nomination.
History: En. 23-47-114 by Sec. 14, Ch. 334, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-47-114; amd. Sec. 85, Ch. 414, L. 2003.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 35. Election and Campaign Practices and Criminal Provisions
13-35-201. Electors and ballots
13-35-202. Conduct of election officials and election judges
13-35-203. Interference with officials
13-35-204. Official misconduct
13-35-205. Tampering with election records and information
13-35-206. Injury to election equipment, materials, and records
13-35-207. Deceptive election practices
13-35-208. Deception of elector
13-35-209. Fraudulent registration
13-35-210. Limits on voting rights
13-35-211. Electioneering -- soliciting information from electors
13-35-213. Preventing public meetings of electors
13-35-214. Illegal influence of voters
13-35-215. Illegal consideration for voting
13-35-217. Officers not to influence voter
13-35-218. Coercion or undue influence of voters
13-35-220. Bribing members of political gatherings
13-35-221. Improper nominations
13-35-225. Election materials not to be anonymous -- notice -- penalty
13-35-226. Unlawful acts of employers and employees
13-35-227. Prohibited contributions from corporations and unions
13-35-228. Prohibition of salary increase contribution
13-35-231. Unlawful for political party to contribute to judicial candidate
13-35-235. Incorrect election procedures information
13-35-237. Disclaimer on election materials funded by anonymous contributors
13-35-238. and 13-35-239 reserved