Montana § 13-19-312 - Preparation For Count And Counting Procedure
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§ 13-19-312. Preparation For Count And Counting Procedure
Preparation for count and counting procedure. (1) The preparation for counting ballots must be as provided in 13-15-201 . (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), after the close of voting on election day, the counting board appointed pursuant to 13-15-112 shall: (a) open the official ballot boxes; (b) if the process authorized under 13-13-241 (8) was not used, open each secrecy envelope, removing the voted ballot; and (c) proceed to count the votes as provided in Title 13, chapter 15. (3) The election administrator may begin the procedures described in subsection (2) no sooner than 1 day before election day if the election administrator complies with the procedures described in 13-15-207 (3).
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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