Title 13, Title 13

(1) On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding a general election held in an even-numbered year, a primary election must be held throughout the state. (2) On the Tuesday following the second Monday in September preceding a general election held in an odd-number…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an election administrator conducting a political subdivision election shall give notice of the election at least three times no earlier than 40 days and no later than 10 days before the election. The notice must be published in a …

Unless specifically provided otherwise, all records pertaining to elector registration and elections are public records. They shall be open for inspection during regular office hours.

(1) A person may not vote at elections unless the person is: (a) registered as required by law; (b) 18 years of age or older; (c) a resident of the state of Montana and of the county in which the person offers to vote for at least 30 days, except as provided in 13-2-514; and (d) …

For registration, voting, or seeking election to the legislature, the residence of an individual must be determined by the following rules as far as they are applicable: (1) The residence of an individual is where the individual's habitation is fixed and to which, whenever the in…

There may be only one residence for the purposes of this title.

An elector's age and the term of an elector's residence must be computed by including the day of election.

Electors may not be arrested during their attendance at elections and in going to and from voting places in polling place elections and to and from places of deposit in mail ballot elections, except in cases of treason, felony, or breach of the peace.

(1) Except as otherwise specified by law, the provisions of this section apply. (2) Whenever a signature is required by an elector under a provision of this title and the elector is unable because of a disability to provide a signature, the elector may provide a fingerprint, subj…

(1) An election conducted under Title 13 or under Title 20 may not use a ranked-choice voting method to determine the election or nomination of a candidate to a local, state, or federal office. (2) For the purposes of this section, "ranked-choice voting method" means a voting met…

The secretary of state is the chief election officer of this state, and it is the secretary of state's responsibility to obtain and maintain uniformity in the application, operation, and interpretation of the election laws other than those in Title 13, chapter 28, 35, 36, or 37.

(1) In carrying out the responsibilities under 13-1-201, the secretary of state shall prepare and deliver to the election administrators: (a) written directives and instructions relating to and based on the election laws; (b) sample copies of prescribed and suggested forms; and (…

(1) The secretary of state shall advise and assist election administrators, including administrators of school elections under Title 20, chapter 20, with regard to: (a) the application, operation, and interpretation of Title 13, except for chapter 35, 36, or 37; (b) the implement…

(1) The secretary of state shall maintain current and accurate records including: (a) a list of all precincts in each county; (b) a map showing the boundaries of all precincts in each county; (c) a count of the number of registered voters in each precinct for the latest general e…

(1) (a) On or before July 1, 2022, the secretary of state shall adopt rules defining and governing election security. (b) The secretary of state and county election administrators shall annually assess their compliance with election security rules established in accordance with s…

(1) There is a federal special revenue account in the state treasury to the credit of the office of the secretary of state. (2) Money provided to the state for the purposes of implementing provisions of Public Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002, must be deposited in t…

(1) The secretary of state shall establish by rule a standard application form, to be used by each election administrator, that allows an individual to apply for voter registration and to request to be added to the absentee ballot list in order to receive ballots for subsequent e…

(1) (a) The county clerk and recorder of each county is the election administrator unless the governing body of the county appoints an election administrator. (b) If the governing body of the county appoints an election administrator, that individual shall report directly to the …

(1) Unless specifically provided otherwise, all costs of the regularly scheduled primary and general elections shall be paid by the counties and other political subdivisions for which the elections are held. Each political subdivision shall bear its proportionate share of the cos…

(1) (a) Except for a federal election and as provided in 13-15-301(2), the voted ballots, detached stubs, unvoted ballots, and unused ballots from an election must be kept in the unopened packages received from the election judges for a period of 12 months. The packages may be op…

If a scheduled election is not necessary or is canceled for any reason specified in law, the governing body or official making the determination shall immediately notify the election administrator in writing. If the election is not necessary because of the number of candidates fi…

Any political subdivision holding a polling place election on the same day as a regular school election shall cooperate with a school district having similar district boundaries to hold the election at the same polling place. The election administrator appointed under the provisi…

(1) The purpose of this part is to consolidate, simplify, and standardize, to the extent feasible, dates and deadlines for local government elections and to provide more consistency for election administrators and voters. (2) For the purposes of this part, "local government" mean…

(1) Consistent with the candidate filing deadline in 13-10-201(7) for primary elections and except as provided in subsection (2) for a write-in candidate, the candidate filing deadline for election to a local government office is no sooner than 105 days and no later than 90 days …

(1) Pursuant to 13-13-205, ballots for a local government election must be: (a) available for absentee voting in person at least 30 days before election day; and (b) mailed to absentee voters at least 25 days prior to election day. (2) Pursuant to 13-19-207, ballots for a local g…

(1) A local government election must be held on the same day as the primary election day established in 13-1-107 or the general election day established in 13-1-104, except that an election concerning funding may be called as a special election. (2) A local government election ma…

(1) Notice of a local government election must be provided as required in 13-1-108. (2) Subject to 13-19-104, a local government election may be conducted by mail. (3) Unless otherwise specified by law, conduct of the election, voter registration, and how votes must be cast, coun…

(1) The purpose of this part is to consolidate, simplify, and standardize, to the extent feasible, dates and deadlines for special purpose district elections and to provide more consistency for election administrators and voters. (2) Nothing in this part may be interpreted to req…

(1) Consistent with the candidate filing deadline in 13-10-201(7) for primary elections and except as provided in subsection (3) for a write-in candidate, the candidate filing deadline for election to a special purpose district office is no sooner than 105 days and no later than …

(1) Pursuant to 13-13-205, ballots for a special purpose district election must be available for absentee voting at least 20 days before election day if the election is not conducted by mail. (2) Pursuant to 13-19-207, ballots must be mailed no sooner than the 20th day and no lat…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the following elections for a special purpose district must be held on the same day as the regular school election day established in 20-20-105(1), which is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May: (a) an election to create, alter…

(1) A special purpose district election must be conducted by a county election administrator. (2) If a special purpose district lies in more than one county, the county election administrator in the county with the largest percentage of qualified electors in the district shall co…

If a corporation or company is a property owner entitled to vote under the specific laws governing a special district, the chief executive officer, president, vice president, authorized agent, or secretary of the corporation or company may exercise the right on behalf of the corp…