{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-19-312","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-19-312","heading":"Preparation for count and counting procedure.","body":"(1) The preparation for counting ballots must be as provided in 13-15-201.\n(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), after the close of voting on election day, the counting board appointed pursuant to 13-15-112 shall:\n(a) open the official ballot boxes;\n(b) if the process authorized under 13-13-241(8) was not used, open each secrecy envelope, removing the voted ballot; and\n(c) proceed to count the votes as provided in Title 13, chapter 15.\n(3) The election administrator may begin the procedures described in subsection (2) no sooner than 1 day before election day if the election administrator complies with the procedures described in 13-15-207(3).","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_0120/0130-0190-0030-0120.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:26Z","sha256":"b32f6d8932a3b5a7756a1df6668c64ea2ebc06ef2911a972524d80d9748a2173","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-19-311","next":"us-mt/13-19-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}