1. (1) The following rules shall be followed, consistent with the Montana Absent Uniformed Services and Overseas Voter Act, Title 13, chapter 21, MCA, in regard to covered voters:

   1. (a) pursuant to 13-21-223, MCA, there is no limit on the earliest date that a covered voter may request an absentee ballot;
   2. (b) covered voters must be given priority to be sent ballots as soon as they are available, if possible before the deadline for making them available;

   3. (c) in elections for which a voter information pamphlet is required, election administrators must notify covered voters that the voter information pamphlet is available online, which can be accomplished through either:

      1. (i) the absentee instructions; or
      2. (ii) a special insert in materials provided to the absentee elector.

Authorizing statute(s): 13-21-104, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 13-21-104, 13-21-223, MCA

History: NEW, 2004 MAR p. 93, Eff. 1/16/04; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1545, Eff. 6/25/10; AMD, 2012 MAR p. 760, Eff. 4/13/12; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 1700, Eff. 1/1/14.