Montana Code 13-21-226. Receipt of voted ballot
13-21-226. Receipt of voted ballot. (1) A valid military-overseas ballot must be counted if it is received by 8 p.m. on election day or by 5 p.m. on the day after election day if transmitted electronically by 8 p.m. on election day.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-21-226
- 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
- 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
- Military-overseas ballot: means :
(a)a federal write-in absentee ballot;
(b)an absentee ballot specifically prepared or distributed for use by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter; or
(c)a ballot cast by a covered voter in accordance with this chapter. See Montana Code 13-21-102
(2)Voted ballots transmitted electronically by 8 p.m. on election day and received by 5 p.m. on the day after election day must be counted at the same time as provisional ballots are counted.