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Mont. Code Ann. § 13-21-206

Counting of federal write-in absentee ballots

Known as the Montana Absent Uniformed Services and Overseas Voter Act

The act spans §§ 13–13 (29 sections).

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(1) A federal write-in absentee ballot received by an election administrator may be counted only if:

(a) the elector's voter registration and identification information is sufficient to determine that the elector is eligible to vote in the election;

(b) the election administrator has not received a regular absentee ballot from the elector by 8 p.m. on election day; and

(c) the ballot is sent by 8 p.m. on election day and is received by 3 p.m. on the Monday following the election.

(2) Federal write-in absentee ballots received before the close of the polls on election day may not be counted until the polls have closed.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.