Montana Code 13-35-703. Ballot collection prohibited — exceptions
13-35-703. Ballot collection prohibited — exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person may not knowingly collect a voter’s voted or unvoted ballot.
Terms Used In Montana Code 13-35-703
- Acquaintance: means an individual known by the voter. See Montana Code 13-35-702
- 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
- Caregiver: means an individual who provides medical or health care assistance to the voter in a residence, nursing care institution, hospice facility, assisted living center, assisted living home, residential care institution, adult day health care facility, or adult foster care home. See Montana Code 13-35-702
- Collect: means to gain possession or control of a ballot. See Montana Code 13-35-702
- 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
- Family member: means an individual who is related to the voter by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship. See Montana Code 13-35-702
- Household member: means an individual who resides at the same residence as the voter. See Montana Code 13-35-702
- Individual: means a human being. See Montana Code 13-1-101
- Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
- Person: means an individual, corporation, association, firm, partnership, cooperative, committee, including a political committee, club, union, or other organization or group of individuals or a candidate as defined in subsection (8). See Montana Code 13-1-101
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(2)This section does not apply to:
(a)an election official;
(b)a United States postal service worker or other individual specifically authorized by law to transmit United States mail;
(c)a caregiver;
(d)a family member;
(e)a household member; or
(f)an acquaintance.
(3)An individual authorized to collect a voter’s ballot pursuant to subsections (2)(c) through (2)(f) may not collect and convey more than six ballots.