{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-15-402","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-15-402","heading":"Canvass of votes by board -- procedures if all returns not received by time of canvass.","body":"(1) If all returns are in at the time of the meeting, the board of county canvassers shall immediately canvass the returns.\n(2) If all returns are not received, the board shall postpone the canvass from day to day until all returns are received.\n(3) If it appears to the board that the polls were not open in a precinct, the board shall certify this to the election administrator. The election administrator shall enter the certification in the minutes and in the record required by 13-15-404.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 15. CANVASSING, RETURNS, AND CERTIFICATES","Part 4. County Canvass"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0150/part_0040/section_0020/0130-0150-0040-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:23Z","sha256":"2af54eb013e76e09a4a37b62b6836fe72f5e0c175fc515b28c8f49e453668a48","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-15-401","next":"us-mt/13-15-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}