13-13-234. Duty of election judges — pollbook. (1) The election judges, at the opening of the polls, shall:

Terms Used In Montana Code 13-13-234

  • Ballot: means a paper ballot counted manually or a paper ballot counted by a machine, such as an optical scan system or other technology that automatically tabulates votes cast by processing the paper ballots. See Montana Code 13-1-101
  • 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

(a)note on the pollbook opposite the appropriate ballot numbers the fact that the ballots were issued as absentee ballots; and

(b)reserve the numbers for electors who may vote late under 13-13-211(2).

(2)The election judges shall insert only the name of the elector entitled to each particular number according to the certificate provided by the election administrator pursuant to 13-13-233(3) and the number of the elector’s ballot.