Montana § 13-15-209 - Handling Voting System Error During Count
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 13-15-209 — Handling Voting System Error During Count, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-15-209. Handling Voting System Error During Count
Handling voting system error during count. (1) During a count in which votes are being counted by a voting system, if the election administrator or counting board has reason to believe that the voting system is not operating correctly, the count must be halted and the system must be tested in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary of state pursuant to 13-17-211 . (2) If the test does not show any errors, the count must proceed using the voting system. (3) If the test shows errors and the errors cannot be corrected or if a majority of the counting board agrees that the system may not be functioning correctly, votes must be counted manually in accordance with 13-15-206 (2).
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