{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-35-205","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-35-205","heading":"Tampering with election records and information.","body":"A person is guilty of tampering with public records or information and is punishable as provided in 45-7-208 whenever the person:\n(1) suppresses any declaration or certificate of nomination that has been filed;\n(2) purposely causes a vote to be incorrectly recorded as to the candidate or ballot issue voted on;\n(3) in an election return, knowingly adds to or subtracts from the votes actually cast at the election;\n(4) changes any ballot after it has been completed by the elector;\n(5) adds a ballot to those legally polled at an election, either before or after the ballots have been counted, with the purpose of changing the result of the election;\n(6) causes a name to be placed on the registry lists other than in the manner provided by this title;\n(7) changes a poll list or checklist;\n(8) installs a modem or other unauthorized external communication device in a voting system; or\n(9) employs a modem or other unauthorized external communication device to transmit data to or from a voting system.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 35. ELECTION AND CAMPAIGN PRACTICES AND CRIMINAL PROVISIONS","Part 2. Specific Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0350/part_0020/section_0050/0130-0350-0020-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:31Z","sha256":"d99a84202822389d2f39d0544f99fa97457778ca6c0ef4e8d8a561707c220fd9","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-35-204","next":"us-mt/13-35-206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}