{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-13-201","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-13-201","heading":"Voting by absentee ballot -- procedures.","body":"(1) A legally registered elector or provisionally registered elector is entitled to vote by absentee ballot as provided for in this part.\n(2) The elector may vote absentee by:\n(a) marking the ballot in the manner specified;\n(b) placing the marked ballot in the secrecy envelope, free of any identifying marks;\n(c) placing the secrecy envelope containing one ballot for each election being held in the signature envelope;\n(d) executing the affirmation printed on the signature envelope;\n(e) providing the elector's date of birth on the signature envelope; and\n(f) returning the signature envelope with all appropriate enclosures by regular mail, postage paid, or by delivering it to:\n(i) the election office;\n(ii) a polling place within the elector's county;\n(iii) pursuant to 13-13-229, the absentee election board or an authorized election official; or\n(iv) in a mail ballot election held pursuant to Title 13, chapter 19, a designated place of deposit within the elector's county.\n(3) Except as provided in 13-21-206 and 13-21-226, in order for the ballot to be counted, each elector shall return it in a manner that ensures the ballot is received prior to 8 p.m. on election day.\n(4) A provisionally registered elector may also enclose in the outer signature envelope a copy of the elector's photo identification showing the elector's name. The photo identification may be but is not limited to a valid driver's license, a school district or postsecondary education photo identification, or a tribal photo identification. If the provisionally registered elector does not enclose a photo identification, the elector may enclose a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of confirmation of voter registration issued pursuant to 13-2-207, government check, or other government document that shows the elector's name and current address.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 13. ELECTION PROCEDURE","Part 2. Procedure for Electors Absent From the Polling Place"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0130/part_0020/section_0010/0130-0130-0020-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:20Z","sha256":"65ace5239911e479481a2e232e6b467e6b3af84bd60f98c4cdfbc3a475dd44be","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-13-122","next":"us-mt/13-13-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}