Mont. Code Ann. § 13-13-233
Issuing and recording absentee ballots -- certificate to election judges
En. Sec. 128, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3710; amd. Sec. 126, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 120, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 139, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 73, L. 2025.
- (1) Absentee ballots must be official numbered paper ballots beginning with ballot number 1 and following consecutively according to the number of applications for absentee ballots.
- (2) The election administrator shall keep a record of all absentee ballots issued.
(3) The election administrator shall keep a record of the following information subject to the appropriate retention schedule:
- (a) the ballot numbers of the absentee ballots mailed or transmitted pursuant to 13-13-214, 13-21-106(3)(a), and 13-21-224, delivered pursuant to 13-13-229, or marked in person pursuant to 13-13-222;
- (b) the number of ballots to be reserved for late absentee voting pursuant to 13-13-211(2); and
- (c) the names of the electors within the precinct to whom the ballots were provided.
History: En. Sec. 128, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3710; amd. Sec. 126, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 120, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 42, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 139, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 73, L. 2025.