(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the expense of the recount provided for in 13-16-201 is a county charge. Recount expenses of the secretary of state and board of state canvassers are a state charge. (2) If the recount is for a school election, the expense of the recount is a school district charge as provided in 20-20-107(1).
Expenses Of Recount
Mont. Code Ann. § 13-16-205, under Recounts in Close Elections.
Mont. Code Ann. § 13-16-205