Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 13 > Chapter 35 > Part 7 - Montana Ballot Interference Prevention Act

• Acquaintance: means an individual known by the voter. See Montana Code 13-35-702
• Ballot: means a paper ballot counted manually or a paper ballot counted by a machine, such as an optical scan system or other technology that automatically tabulates votes cast by processing the paper ballots. See Montana Code 13-1-101
• Caregiver: means an individual who provides medical or health care assistance to the voter in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day health care facility, or adult foster care home. See Montana Code 13-35-702
• Collect: means to gain possession or control of a ballot. See Montana Code 13-35-702
• Election: means a general, special, or primary election held pursuant to the requirements of state law, regardless of the time or purpose. See Montana Code 13-1-101
• Family member: means an individual who is related to the voter by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship. See Montana Code 13-35-702
• Household member: means an individual who resides at the same residence as the voter. See Montana Code 13-35-702
• Individual: means a human being. See Montana Code 13-1-101
• Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
• Person: means an individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership, cooperative, committee, including a political committee, club, union, or other organization or group of individuals or a candidate as defined in subsection (8). See Montana Code 13-1-101
• Place of deposit: means a location designated by the election administrator pursuant to 13-19-307 for a mail ballot election conducted under Title 13, chapter 19. See Montana Code 13-1-101
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201