Montana Code 13-2-107. Statewide voter registration system — information-sharing agreements
13-2-107. Statewide voter registration system — information-sharing agreements. (1) The secretary of state shall establish, in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner, a single official, centralized, and interactive computerized statewide voter registration system that meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. § 15483.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-2-107
- 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
- Elector: means an individual qualified to vote under state law. 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
- Statewide voter registration list: means the voter registration list established and maintained pursuant to 13-2-107 and 13-2-108. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- system: means any machine, device, technology, or equipment used to automatically record, tabulate, or process the vote of an elector cast on a paper ballot. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)(a) The statewide voter registration system must be used as the official list of registered electors for the conduct of all elections subject to this title.
(b)The system must contain the name and registration information of each registered elector.
(c)Each election administrator must be provided with immediate electronic access to the system.
(d)The secretary of state shall provide the technical support required to assist election administrators to enter, maintain, and access information in the statewide voter registration system.
(3)As provided in 42 U.S.C. § 15483:
(a)the secretary of state and the attorney general shall enter into an agreement to match information in the statewide voter registration list with information in the motor vehicle licensing database to the extent required to verify voter registration information; and
(b)the attorney general shall enter into an agreement with the United States commissioner of social security for the purpose of verifying voter registration information.