Montana Code 13-1-204. Election records to be kept by secretary of state
13-1-204. Election records to be kept by secretary of state. (1) The secretary of state shall maintain current and accurate records including:
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-1-204
- 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
- Election administrator: means , except as provided in subsection (14)(b), the county clerk and recorder or the individual designated by a county governing body to be responsible for all election administration duties, except that with regard to school elections not administered by the county, the term means the school district clerk. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- General election: means an election that is held for offices that first appear on a primary election ballot, unless the primary is canceled as authorized by law, and that is held on a date specified in 13-1-104. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)a list of all precincts in each county;
(b)a map showing the boundaries of all precincts in each county;
(c)a count of the number of registered voters in each precinct for the latest general election;
(d)a list of legislative districts, judicial districts, and any multicounty election districts, showing the precinct numbers of each county contained in each district and the number of registered voters in each district for the most recent general election;
(e)a count of votes cast at the most recent general election by precinct and by legislative, judicial, and multicounty districts; and
(f)records required to be submitted from local election administrators and other agencies and coordinated by the secretary of state pursuant to the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, Public Law 103-31.
(2)Each election administrator shall provide the information and map for the record required in subsection (1) in the form and at the time prescribed by the secretary of state.
(3)The records required in subsection (1) and all records in the secretary of state’s office pertaining to elections must be open for public inspection during normal office hours.