13-17-504. County audit committee — membership — oath required. (1) Prior to each federal election, the county governing body shall appoint at least three individuals to serve on the county audit committee from a list of county employees and county residents who have offered to serve on the committee.

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Terms Used In Montana Code 13-17-504

  • County audit committee: means the committee that conducts a random-sample audit in a county. See Montana Code 13-17-502
  • 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
  • Election judge: means a person who is appointed pursuant to Title 13, chapter 4, part 1, to perform duties as specified by law. See Montana Code 13-1-101
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Oath: includes an affirmation or declaration. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • 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

(2)The county audit committee may not include:

(a)a person who served as an election judge in the election;

(b)a person employed by the vendor who supplied the vote-counting machines subject to the audit; or

(c)a person who has performed maintenance on the vote-counting machines subject to the audit.

(3)Before beginning service, the audit committee members shall take and subscribe the official oath prescribed by the Montana constitution. The audit committee members may administer the oath to each other.

(4)The county election administrator shall serve as the secretary to the county audit committee.