Mont. Admin. R. 44.3.2702 - PLAN SPECIFICATIONS
(1) The plan
for the conduct of an election or elections held on the same election day must
include:
(a) a statement indicating the type
of jurisdiction involved including sufficient information to demonstrate that
it is in fact one of the jurisdictions for which the mail ballot option is
available;
(b) a description of the
type of election to be conducted;
(c) the estimated number of eligible electors
in the jurisdiction at the time the plan is written;
(d) if the jurisdiction is a multicounty
district, a listing of the other election administrators involved and a
statement designating which one will function as the chief election
administrator for that specific election;
(e) if the election is for school district
purposes designate who will conduct the election--school district clerk
(election administrator) or county election administrator;
(f) if proportional voting is required, a
reference to the applicable statute and a complete description of the method to
be used to satisfy the statutory requirements for proportional
voting;
(g) if voting is permitted
by electors who are eligible but otherwise not registered, a description of the
eligibility requirements;
(h) the
total number of "places of deposit," other than the election office
contemplated, if any, together with the address of each and a description of
its nature;
(i) a written timetable
for the conduct of the election prepared in accordance with the specifications
set forth in ARM
44.3.2703;
(j) procedures to ensure that the voter
interface devices required in
13-3-208,
MCA are available at locations appropriate to provide accessibility for
disabled electors;
(k) an
indication of how postage will be handled for:
(i) returned as undeliverable (e.g., "return
postage guaranteed"); and
(ii)
returns (e.g., elector to apply own postage or postage pre-paid,
how);
(l) if the
election is for school district purposes, a brief narrative of the procedures
to be followed from the time the ballots are received from the electors until
they are tabulated, including arrangements made for transfer of ballots from/to
the school district clerk and the county election administrator for
verification of signatures;
(m) a
description of the procedures to be used to ensure ballot security at all
stages of the process.
(n) sample
written instructions shall be consistent with
13-19-205,
MCA.
Notes
AUTH: 13-19-105, MCA; IMP: 13-19-205, MCA
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