13-19-305. Replacement ballots -- procedures. - Montana Statutes

     13-19-305. Replacement ballots -- procedures. (1) An elector may obtain a replacement ballot as provided in this section if the original ballot is destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received by the elector.
     (2) An elector seeking or receiving a replacement ballot shall sign a sworn statement stating that the original ballot was either destroyed, spoiled, lost, or not received and shall present the statement to the election administrator no later than 8 p.m. on election day.
     (3) Upon receiving the sworn statement, the election administrator shall issue a replacement ballot to the elector. Each spoiled ballot must be returned before another ballot may be issued.
     (4) The election administrator shall designate the election administrator's office or a central location in the political subdivision in which the election is conducted as the single location for obtaining a replacement ballot.
     (5) A replacement ballot may also be issued pursuant to 13-19-313.
     (6) The election administrator shall keep a record of each replacement ballot issued. If the election administrator later determines that any elector to whom a replacement ballot has been issued has attempted to vote more than once, the election administrator shall immediately notify the county attorney and the secretary of state of each instance.

     History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 196, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 81, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 41, Ch. 297, L. 2009.