13-19-206. Distributing materials to electors -- procedure. - Montana Statutes

     13-19-206. Distributing materials to electors -- procedure. For each election conducted under this chapter, the election administrator shall:
     (1) mail a single packet to every qualified elector of the political subdivision conducting the election;
     (2) ensure that each packet contains only one each of the following:
     (a) an official ballot for each type of election being held on the specified election day;
     (b) a secrecy envelope;
     (c) a return/verification envelope; and
     (d) complete written instructions, as approved by the secretary of state pursuant to 13-19-205, for mail ballot voting procedures;
     (3) ensure that each packet is:
     (a) addressed to a single individual elector at the most current address available from the official registration records; and
     (b) deposited in the United States mail with sufficient postage for it to be delivered to the elector's address; and
     (4) mail the packet in a manner that conforms to postal regulations to require the return, not forwarding, of undelivered packets.

     History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 196, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 18, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 338, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 36, Ch. 297, L. 2009.