44.3.113    TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED

(1) Sixty days prior to each election, the Secretary of State shall install and advertise access to a toll-free telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) for the purpose of providing:

(a) information on registration;

(b) voting aids available for the handicapped;

(c) assistance under section 208 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and

(d) procedures for voting by absentee ballot.

(2) The Secretary of State shall advertise the TDD number wherever possible.

History: This rule is advisory only, but may be considered a correct interpretation of the law. 13-3-205, MCA; IMP, 13-3-205, MCA; NEW, 1986 MAR p. 462, Eff. 3/28/86; AMD, 2008 MAR p. 1329, Eff. 6/27/08.