Montana Code Annotated
Title 13. Elections
Chapter 15. Canvassing, Returns, and Certificates

Part 1. General Provisions

13-15-101. Votes to be publicly counted -- return forms - 13-15-101. Votes to be publicly counted -- return forms. (1)...

13-15-102. Defect in form of returns to be disregarded - 13-15-102. Defect in form of returns to be disregarded. No...

13-15-103. Renumbered 13-15-207 - 13-15-103. Renumbered 13-15-207. Code Commissioner, 2003.

13-15-104. Absentee ballot counting board - 13-15-104. Absentee ballot counting board. (1) The election administrator shall:...

13-15-105. Notices relating to absentee ballot counting board - 13-15-105. Notices relating to absentee ballot counting board. (1) Not...

13-15-106. Counting of absentee ballot for deceased candidate - 13-15-106. Counting of absentee ballot for deceased candidate. (1) Except...

13-15-107. Handling and counting provisional and challenged ballots - 13-15-107. Handling and counting provisional and challenged ballots. (1) To...

13-15-108. Rejected ballots -- handling provided by rule - 13-15-108. Rejected ballots -- handling provided by rule. (1) All...

13-15-109. and 13-15-110 reserved - 13-15-109 and 13-15-110 reserved.

13-15-111. Write-in elections -- general election - 13-15-111. Write-in elections -- general election. (1) An individual elected...

13-15-112. Appointment of counting boards - 13-15-112. Appointment of counting boards. To count votes in any...

Part 2. Vote Count Procedures

13-15-201. Preparation for count -- absentee ballot count procedures - 13-15-201. Preparation for count -- absentee ballot count procedures. (1)...

13-15-202. Repealed - 13-15-202. Repealed. Sec. 91, Ch. 414, L. 2003. History: En....

13-15-203. Repealed - 13-15-203. Repealed. Sec. 19, Ch. 286, L. 2005. History: En....

13-15-204. Signing and certifying pollbook - 13-15-204. Signing and certifying pollbook. Immediately after the votes are...

13-15-205. Items to be delivered to election administrator by election judges -- disposition of other items - 13-15-205. Items to be delivered to election administrator by election...

13-15-206. Counting votes -- uniformity -- rulemaking -- definitions - 13-15-206. Counting votes -- uniformity -- rulemaking -- definitions. (1)...

13-15-207. Counting board procedures - 13-15-207. Counting board procedures. (1) After ballots have been prepared...

13-15-208. Determining total vote cast for all candidates for an office - 13-15-208. Determining total vote cast for all candidates for an...

13-15-209. Handling voting system error during count - 13-15-209. Handling voting system error during count. (1) During a...

Part 3. Registrar's Duties

13-15-301. Disposition of items by election administrator - 13-15-301. Disposition of items by election administrator. (1) The election...

13-15-302. Repealed - 13-15-302. Repealed. Sec. 407, Ch. 571, L. 1979. History: En....

Part 4. County Canvass

13-15-401. Governing body as board of county canvassers - 13-15-401. Governing body as board of county canvassers. (1) The...

13-15-402. Canvass of votes by board -- procedures if all returns not received by time of canvass - 13-15-402. Canvass of votes by board -- procedures if all...

13-15-403. Canvass to be public -- nonessentials to be disregarded -- petition for recount - 13-15-403. Canvass to be public -- nonessentials to be disregarded...

13-15-404. Information to be entered on record - 13-15-404. Information to be entered on record. (1) The secretary...

13-15-405. Declaration or certification of results - 13-15-405. Declaration or certification of results. (1) The board shall...

13-15-406. Certificates to be issued by the election administrator - 13-15-406. Certificates to be issued by the election administrator. The...

Part 5. State Canvass

13-15-501. Certification of canvass to state canvassers - 13-15-501. Certification of canvass to state canvassers. (1) The board...

13-15-502. Composition and meeting of board of state canvassers - 13-15-502. Composition and meeting of board of state canvassers. Within...

13-15-503. Repealed - 13-15-503. Repealed. Sec. 33, Ch. 368, L. 2017. History: En....

13-15-504. Governor to issue commissions - 13-15-504. Governor to issue commissions. Upon receipt of the statements...

13-15-505. Canvass to be public -- procedure - 13-15-505. Canvass to be public -- procedure. (1) The canvass...

13-15-506. Report of the canvass - 13-15-506. Report of the canvass. (1) The secretary of the...

13-15-507. Declaration, proclamation, and certification of results - 13-15-507. Declaration, proclamation, and certification of results. The board shall...