{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-1-404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-1-404","heading":"Deadline for absentee ballots and mail ballots.","body":"(1) Pursuant to 13-13-205, ballots for a local government election must be:\n(a) available for absentee voting in person at least 30 days before election day; and\n(b) mailed to absentee voters at least 25 days prior to election day.\n(2) Pursuant to 13-19-207, ballots for a local government election conducted by mail must be mailed no sooner than the 20th day and no later than the 15th day before election day.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 4. Local Government Elections"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0010/part_0040/section_0040/0130-0010-0040-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:16Z","sha256":"298712c2881457a8387d8d54151015c25721a599ed5d115c68c8332d0b017645","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-1-403","next":"us-mt/13-1-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}