{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-3-211","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-3-211","heading":"Emergency exemption.","body":"(1) The secretary of state shall exempt a polling place from the requirements of this part if an emergency occurs within 10 days prior to an election. An emergency is considered to exist if a polling place becomes unavailable by reason of loss of lease, fire, snow, or natural disaster.\n(2) If an emergency occurs, the election administrator in the county shall designate a new polling place in accordance with the procedure provided in 13-3-105. The new polling place is considered temporary and is exempt from the survey procedures established under 13-3-206. However, the polling place may not be used in a subsequent election unless it is surveyed as required in 13-3-206.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 3. PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES","Part 2. Accessibility of Polling Places"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0030/part_0020/section_0110/0130-0030-0020-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:17Z","sha256":"c1f9e04dd4d17d4ae3d1c13392774a83943dea37fcdfc777b97fcdfbf045726c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-3-209","next":"us-mt/13-3-212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}