§ 13-13-101 Duties — proclamation prior to opening and closing polls
§ 13-13-102 Repealed
§ 13-13-103 Repealed
§ 13-13-104 Repealed
§ 13-13-105 Repealed
§ 13-13-106 Repealed
§ 13-13-107 Repealed
§ 13-13-108 Repealed
§ 13-13-109 Repealed
§ 13-13-110 Repealed
§ 13-13-111 Provision and use of voting stations
§ 13-13-112 Display of instructions for electors
§ 13-13-113 Warning notice to be posted
§ 13-13-114 Voter identification and marking precinct register book before elector votes — provisional voting
§ 13-13-115 Recording number of voters and ballots
§ 13-13-116 Paper ballots to be marked — one ballot to elector
§ 13-13-117 Method of voting
§ 13-13-118 Taking ballot to disabled elector
§ 13-13-119 Aid to disabled elector
§ 13-13-120 Poll watchers — announcement of elector’s name — poll watchers authorized at places of deposit in mail ballot elections
§ 13-13-121 Additional poll watchers
§ 13-13-122 Preventing obstructions

Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 13 > Chapter 13 > Part 1 - Procedure at Polling Place

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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
  • Candidate: means :

    (a)an individual who has filed a declaration or petition for nomination, acceptance of nomination, or appointment as a candidate for public office as required by law;

    (b)for the purposes of chapter 35, 36, or 37, an individual who has solicited or received and retained contributions, made expenditures, or given consent to an individual, organization, political party, or committee to solicit or receive and retain contributions or make expenditures on the individual's behalf to secure nomination or election to any office at any time, whether or not the office for which the individual will seek nomination or election is known when the:

    (i)solicitation is made;

    (ii)contribution is received and retained; or

    (iii)expenditure is made; or

    (c)an officeholder who is the subject of a recall election. See Montana Code 13-1-101

  • Disability: means a temporary or permanent mental or physical impairment such as:

    (a)impaired vision;

    (b)impaired hearing;

    (c)impaired mobility. 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
  • Election judge: means a person who is appointed pursuant to Title 13, chapter 4, part 1, to perform duties as specified by law. 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
  • Mail ballot election: means any election that is conducted under Title 13, chapter 19, by mailing ballots to all active electors. See Montana Code 13-1-101
  • Oath: includes an affirmation or declaration. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
  • 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
  • Place of deposit: means a location designated by the election administrator pursuant to 13-19-307 for a mail ballot election conducted under Title 13, chapter 19. See Montana Code 13-1-101
  • Printing: means the act of reproducing a design on a surface by any process. See Montana Code 1-1-203
  • Provisional ballot: means a ballot cast by an elector whose identity or eligibility to vote has not been verified as provided by 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
  • 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
  • Valid vote: means a vote that has been counted as valid or determined to be valid as provided in 13-15-206. See Montana Code 13-1-101