13-21-206. Counting of federal write-in absentee ballots. (1) A federal write-in absentee ballot received by an election administrator may be counted only if:
     (a) the elector's voter registration and identification information is sufficient to determine that the elector is eligible to vote in the election;
     (b) the ballot is not received before regular absentee ballots have been printed pursuant to 13-13-205;
     (c) the election administrator has not received a regular absentee ballot from the elector by 8 p.m. on election day; and
     (d) the ballot is sent by 8 p.m. on election day and is received by 3 p.m. on the Monday following the election.
     (2) Federal write-in absentee ballots received before the close of the polls on election day may not be counted until the polls have closed.

     History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 43, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 164, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 557, L. 2003; Sec. 13-13-273, MCA 2001; redes. 13-21-206 by Sec. 24, Ch. 557, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 21, Ch. 586, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 157, L. 2007.