13-13-112. Display of instructions for electors. - Montana Statutes

     13-13-112. Display of instructions for electors. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), instructions for electors on how to prepare their ballots or use a voting system must be posted in each voting station provided for the preparation of ballots and elsewhere in the polling place.
     (2) The instructions must be in easily read type, 18 point or larger, and explain:
     (a) how to obtain ballots for voting;
     (b) how to prepare ballots, including how to:
     (i) cast a valid vote, including a valid vote for a write-in candidate;
     (ii) correct a mistake; and
     (iii) ensure the proper disposition of the ballot after the elector is finished voting;
     (c) how to obtain a new ballot in place of one spoiled by accident;
     (d) how to vote provisionally pursuant to 13-13-601;
     (e) the election date and the hours the polls are open; and
     (f) instructions for first-time voters who registered by mail.
     (3) If the instructions for use of a voting system are printed on the system or are part of a ballot package given to each elector, separate instructions need not be posted in the voting station.
     (4) Official ballots, clearly marked "sample" across the face, must be posted at each voting station and in conspicuous places around the polling place.

     History: En. Sec. 105, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 200, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 475, L. 2003.