{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-17-502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-17-502","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the following definitions apply:\n(1) \"Computer software expert\" means a person who has obtained a bachelor of science degree in computer science with expertise in software engineering and who is not affiliated with an election software vendor.\n(2) \"County audit committee\" means the committee that conducts a random-sample audit in a county.\n(3) \"Vote-counting machine\" means an individual piece of equipment used to automatically tabulate votes.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 17. VOTING SYSTEMS","Part 5. Postelection Audit"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0170/part_0050/section_0020/0130-0170-0050-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:25Z","sha256":"187d7bf8244c2718b72d71887825a3b584c4f90a177bfc4603942cf87870a389","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-17-501","next":"us-mt/13-17-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}