13-21-205. Procedure for voting federal write-in absentee ballot. (1) A United States elector voting a federal write-in absentee ballot for a federal general election may designate a candidate by writing in the name of the candidate or by writing in the name of the political party. A written designation of the political party must be counted as a vote for the candidate of that party. A vote may not be voided for reasons of misspellings, abbreviations, or other minor variations of the candidate's name.
     (2) If the elector receives the regular absentee ballot for the federal general election after the elector has voted and mailed a federal write-in absentee ballot, the elector may vote and return the regular absentee ballot.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 43, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 19, Ch. 557, L. 2003; Sec. , MCA 2001; redes. by Sec. 24, Ch. 557, L. 2003.