Montana § 13-35-241 - Release Of Vote Tally -- Penalty
Full text of Montana Montana Code Annotated § 13-35-241 — Release Of Vote Tally -- Penalty, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-35-241. Release Of Vote Tally -- Penalty
Release of vote tally -- penalty. (1) A person may not make public the results of a vote tally from a precinct until after the polls close as provided in 13-1-106 . (2) (a) A person who knowingly violates subsection (1) shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a term not to exceed 2 years or be fined an amount not less than $100,000 and not more than $500,000, or both. (b) For the purposes of this section "knowingly" has the meaning specified in 45-2-101 .
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 13-35-241 ("Release Of Vote Tally -- Penalty") 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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