Montana Code > Title 13 > Chapter 15 > Part 4 – County Canvass


§ 13-15-401	Governing body as board of county canvassers
§ 13-15-402	Canvass of votes by board — procedures if all returns not received by time of canvass
§ 13-15-403	Canvass to be public — nonessentials to be disregarded — petition for recount
§ 13-15-404	Information to be entered on record
§ 13-15-405	Declaration or certification of results
§ 13-15-406	Certificates to be issued by the election administrator

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
Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
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
Political subdivision: means a county, consolidated municipal-county government, municipality, special purpose district, or any other unit of government, except school districts, having authority to hold an election. See Montana Code 13-1-101
Usual: means according to usage. See Montana Code 1-1-206