13-15-104. Absentee ballot counting board. - Montana Statutes

     13-15-104. Absentee ballot counting board. (1) The election administrator shall:
     (a) give special instructions to any absentee ballot counting board appointed under 13-15-112 on the proper procedures for counting the absentee ballots; and
     (b) provide the forms and supplies necessary for the board to perform its duties.
     (2) The absentee ballot counting board shall:
     (a) be sequestered in a room separate from where ballots are being cast;
     (b) at any time prior to the closing of the polls but not before the polls open, start the count of the absentee votes cast; and
     (c) follow the procedures outlined in 13-13-241 and 13-15-207 for the counting of the votes cast.
     (3) An election judge or other individual having access to any results of early counting may not disclose the information while the polls are open and must remain sequestered until the closing of the polls.
     (4) The absentee ballot counting board shall take the oath and sign the affirmation specified in 13-15-207(4).

     History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 120, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 298, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 53, Ch. 414, L. 2003.