Montana Code 13-15-404. Information to be entered on record
13-15-404. Information to be entered on record. (1) The secretary of the board shall prepare and file in the official records of the secretary’s office a report of the canvass that lists:
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-15-404
- 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
- Individual: means a human being. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- issue: means a proposal submitted to the people at an election for their approval or rejection, including but not limited to an initiative, referendum, proposed constitutional amendment, recall question, school levy question, bond issue question, or ballot question. See Montana Code 13-1-101
(a)the total number of electors voting in each precinct, district, or portion of a district in the county and the total in the county;
(b)the name of each individual receiving votes and the office for which the votes were received;
(c)the number and title of each ballot issue;
(d)the votes by precinct, district, or portion of a district within the county for each individual and for and against each ballot issue;
(e)the total votes in the county for each individual and for and against each ballot issue; and
(f)for municipal elections, the total number of electors voting in each municipality and the votes by municipality for each individual and for and against each ballot issue.
(2)Write-in votes for an individual must be entered in the report but must be identified as write-in votes.