Montana Code 13-19-308. Disposition of ballots returned in person
13-19-308. Disposition of ballots returned in person. If a ballot is returned in person by the elector or the elector’s agent or designee to a place of deposit other than the election administrator’s office, the election officials on location shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-19-308
- 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
- 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
- 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
(1)keep a log of the names of all electors for whom the officials receive ballots;
(2)deposit the unopened signature envelope in the sealed ballot transport box provided for that purpose; and
(3)securely retain all voted ballots until they are transported to the election administrator‘s office. The transport boxes must then be opened and the ballots handled in the same manner provided for ballots returned under 13-19-309.