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44.3.2305    PROCEDURES FOR ABSENTEE AND MAIL BALLOT VOTING - PRINTING ERROR OR BALLOT DESTROYED - FAILURE TO RECEIVE BALLOT

(1) Consistent with 13-13-204 (2) , MCA, if an elector does not receive an absentee ballot or if the absentee ballot was destroyed, the elector may appear at the appropriate polling place on election day and vote in person after signing an affidavit, in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, swearing that the elector's ballot has not been received or was destroyed, and must provide a form of identification defined in ARM 44.3.2302(7) . The ballot must be handled as a provisional ballot under 13-15-107 , MCA, and these rules, and will be counted unless the election administrator determines that the elector has already voted.

(2) An election administrator who determines that the identification provided by an elector under (1) is insufficient shall follow ARM 44.3.2304 to allow the elector to provide sufficient identification.

(3) An election administrator shall follow 13-19-305 and 13-19-313 , MCA, in regard to replacement ballots, signature verification, and procedural mistakes for mail ballot voting, and shall require that the elector provide a form of identification defined in ARM 44.3.2302(7) . The ballot must be handled as a provisional ballot under 13-15-107 , MCA, and these rules, subject to a determination of whether the elector has already voted.

(4) An election administrator who determines that the identification provided by an elector under (3) is insufficient shall follow ARM 44.3.2304 to allow the elector to provide sufficient identification.

History: 13-13-603, MCA; IMP, 13-13-204, 13-13-603, 13-15-107, 13-19-313, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 93, Eff. 1/16/04.

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