13-19-312. Counting procedure. - Montana Statutes

     13-19-312. Counting procedure. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), after the close of voting on election day, the counting board appointed pursuant to 13-15-112 shall:
     (a) open the official ballot boxes;
     (b) open each secrecy envelope, removing the voted ballot; and
     (c) proceed to count the votes as provided in Title 13, chapter 15.
     (2) On election day, the election administrator may begin the procedures described in subsection (1) before the polls close if the election administrator complies with the procedures described in 13-15-207(3).

     History: En. Sec. 27, Ch. 196, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 22, Ch. 591, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 414, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 47, Ch. 297, L. 2009.