{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-1-503","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-1-503","heading":"Deadlines for absentee and mail ballots.","body":"(1) Pursuant to 13-13-205, ballots for a special purpose district election must be available for absentee voting at least 20 days before election day if the election is not conducted by mail.\n(2) Pursuant to 13-19-207, ballots must be mailed no sooner than the 20th day and no later than the 15th day before election day if the election is conducted by mail.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Part 5. Special Purpose District Elections"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0030/0130-0010-0050-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:16Z","sha256":"cc5e885de801d215adeee6df0103f722886096a2ff9e123f378948547709b050","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-1-502","next":"us-mt/13-1-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}