13-35-241. Release of vote tally -- penalty. (1) A person may not make public the results of a vote tally from a precinct until after the polls close as provided in 13-1-106.
(2) (a) A person who knowingly violates subsection (1) shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 2 years or be fined an amount not less than $100,000 and not more than $500,000, or both.
(b) For the purposes of this section "knowingly" has the meaning specified in 45-2-101.
History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 229, L. 2019.
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