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TITLE 13. ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 13. ELECTION PROCEDURE
Part 2. Procedure for Electors Absent From the Polling Place
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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-13-201

Voting by absentee ballot – procedures

(1) A legally registered elector or provisionally registered elector is entitled to vote by absentee ballot as provided for in this part.

(2) The elector may vote absentee 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;

(e) providing the elector's date of birth on the signature envelope; and

(f) returning the signature envelope with all appropriate enclosures by regular mail, postage paid, or by delivering it to:

(i) the election office;

(ii) a polling place within the elector's county;

(iii) pursuant to 13-13-229, the absentee election board or an authorized election official; or

(iv) in a mail ballot election held pursuant to Title 13, chapter 19, a designated place of deposit within the elector's county.

(3) Except as provided in 13-21-206 and 13-21-226, in order for the ballot to be counted, each elector shall return it in a manner that ensures the ballot is received prior to 8 p.m. on election day.

(4) A provisionally registered elector may also enclose in the outer signature envelope a copy of the elector's photo identification showing the elector's name. The photo identification may be but is not limited to a valid driver's license, a school district or postsecondary education photo identification, or a tribal photo identification. If the provisionally registered elector does not enclose a photo identification, the elector may enclose a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of confirmation of voter registration issued pursuant to 13-2-207, government check, or other government document that shows the elector's name and current address.

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History:
En. Sec. 119, Ch. 368, L. 1969
R.C.M. 1947, 23-3701
Amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 571, L. 1979
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 239, L. 1985
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 242, L. 1997
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 151, L. 1999 (SB 140 - Nelson, Linda (D) SD 49)
Amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 414, L. 2003 (HB 155 - Jent, Larry (D) HD 29)
Amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 475, L. 2003 (HB 190 - Younkin, Cindy (R) HD 28)
Amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 286, L. 2005 (SB 302 - Ellingson, Jon (D) SD 49)
Amd. Sec. 17, Ch. 273, L. 2007 (HB 520 - Arntzen, Elsie (R) HD 53)
Amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 101, L. 2011 (HB 99 - Ingraham, Pat (R) HD 13)
Amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 242, L. 2011 (HB 91 - Ingraham, Pat (R) HD 13)
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 139, L. 2013 (SB 57 - Jent, Larry (D) SD 32)
Amd. Sec. 24, Ch. 336, L. 2013 (HB 120 - Ingraham, Pat (R) HD 13)
Amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 472, L. 2025 (HB 719 - Mitchell, Braxton (R) HD 5)
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