13-19-206. Distributing materials to electors — procedure. For each election conducted under this chapter, the election administrator shall:

Terms Used In Montana Code 13-19-206

  • 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
  • Individual: means a human being. 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
  • Secrecy envelope: means an envelope used to contain the elector's ballot and that is designed to conceal the elector's ballot and to prevent that elector's ballot from being distinguished from the ballots of other electors. See Montana Code 13-19-102
  • 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

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201

(1)mail a single packet to every qualified elector of the political subdivision conducting the election;

(2)ensure that each packet contains only one each of the following:

(a)an official ballot for each type of election being held on the specified election day;

(b)a secrecy envelope;

(c)a signature envelope; and

(d)complete written instructions, as approved by the secretary of state pursuant to 13-19-205, for mail ballot voting procedures;

(3)ensure that each packet is:

(a)addressed to a single individual elector at the most current address available from the official registration records; and

(b)deposited in the United States mail with sufficient postage for it to be delivered to the elector’s address; and

(4)mail the packet in a manner that conforms to postal regulations to require the return, not forwarding, of undelivered packets.