Montana Code 13-19-304. Voting by nonregistered electors
13-19-304. Voting by nonregistered electors. (1) For any election being conducted under this chapter by a political subdivision that allows individuals to vote who are not registered electors, the individual may vote by appearing in person at the election administrator‘s office or by providing materials by mail, facsimile, or electronic means and demonstrating that the individual possesses the qualifications required for voting.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-19-304
- 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
- Individual: means a human being. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- 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
- Political subdivision: means a political subdivision of the state, including a school district. See Montana Code 13-19-102
(2)An individual complying with subsection (1) before official ballots are available may provide a form to the election administrator containing the signature of the individual or the individual’s agent designated pursuant to 13-1-116 and the address to which the ballot is to be mailed. The signature provided must be used for verification when the mail ballot is returned.
(3)An individual complying with subsection (1) after official ballots are available and before 8 p.m. on election day must be permitted to vote at that time.