Montana § 13-15-104 - Absentee Ballot Counting Board
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 13-15-104 — Absentee Ballot Counting Board, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-15-104. Absentee Ballot Counting Board
Absentee ballot counting board. (1) The election administrator shall: (a) give special instructions to any absentee ballot counting board appointed under 13-15-112 on the proper procedures for counting the absentee ballots; and (b) provide the forms and supplies necessary for the board to perform its duties. (2) The absentee ballot counting board shall: (a) be in a room separate from where ballots are being cast; (b) at any time prior to the closing of the polls but no sooner than 1 day before election day, start the count of the absentee votes cast; and (c) follow the procedures outlined in 13-13-241 and 13-15-207 for the counting of the votes cast. (3) An election judge or other individual having access to any results of early counting is subject to 13-35-241 . (4) The absentee ballot counting board shall take the oath and sign the affirmation specified in 13-15-207 (4).
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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