Montana Code 13-19-306. Returning marked ballots — when — where
13-19-306. Returning marked ballots — when — where. (1) After complying with 13-19-301, an elector or the elector’s agent or designee may return the elector’s ballot on or before election day by either:
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-19-306
- Ballot: means the ballot or set of ballots that is to be returned by a specified election day. See Montana Code 13-19-102
- 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
- Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under state law. 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
- Signature envelope: means an envelope that contains a secrecy envelope and ballot and that is designed to:
(a)allow election officials, upon examination of the outside of the envelope, to determine that the ballot is being submitted by someone who is in fact a qualified elector and who has not already voted; and
(b)allow it to be used in the United States mail. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)depositing the signature envelope in the United States mail, with sufficient postage affixed; or
(b)returning it to any place of deposit designated by the election administrator pursuant to 13-19-307.
(2)Except as provided in 13-21-206 and 13-21-226, in order for the ballot to be counted, each elector shall return it in a manner that ensures it is received prior to 8 p.m. on election day.