{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-19-306","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-19-306","heading":"Returning marked ballots -- when -- where.","body":"(1) After complying with 13-19-301, an elector or the elector's agent or designee may return the elector's ballot on or before election day by either:\n(a) depositing the signature envelope in the United States mail, with sufficient postage affixed; or\n(b) returning it to any place of deposit designated by the election administrator pursuant to 13-19-307.\n(2) 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 it is received prior to 8 p.m. on election day.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 19. MAIL BALLOT ELECTIONS","Part 3. Election Procedure"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0190/part_0030/section_0060/0130-0190-0030-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:26Z","sha256":"33f543700d27917d3635cc90b808d04bddad551f0723314d5ae40fb97856e644","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-19-305","next":"us-mt/13-19-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}