13-13-205. When ballots to be available. - Montana Statutes

     13-13-205. When ballots to be available. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the election administrator shall ensure that ballots are available for voting at least:
     (a) 30 days prior to an election for those elections held in compliance with 13-1-107(1);
     (b) 20 days prior to an election for those elections held in compliance with 13-1-104(2) and (3) and 13-1-107(2); and
     (c) 30 days prior to an election held in conjunction with a federal general election in compliance with 13-1-104(1).
     (2) A ballot requested pursuant to Title 13, chapter 21, must be sent to the elector as soon as the ballot is printed or at least 45 days in advance of an election held in conjunction with a federal general election in compliance with 13-1-104(1).

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 586, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 32, Ch. 250, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 298, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 34, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 27, Ch. 475, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 286, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 273, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 297, L. 2009.