Montana § 13-15-301 - Disposition Of Items By Election Administrator
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 13-15-301 — Disposition Of Items By Election Administrator, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-15-301. Disposition Of Items By Election Administrator
Disposition of items by election administrator. (1) The election administrator shall file the envelopes or packages containing the precinct registers, pollbooks, tally sheets, certificates of registration, and oaths of election officers. Except as provided in subsection (2), the election administrator shall keep them unopened until the county board of canvassers meets to canvass the returns. The board shall open the envelopes or packages. (2) The election administrator may open a package containing a precinct register to resolve questions concerning provisional ballots. (3) Immediately after the returns are canvassed, the election administrator shall file the pollbooks, election records, and papers delivered to the board of canvassers with the unopened packages of ballots and ballot stubs.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-15-301 ("Disposition Of Items By Election Administrator") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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