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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if an elector casts a write-in vote for a candidate on a primary party ballot when the candidate's name also appears or is written in for the same office on another party's ballot, the write-in vote counts only with respect to the party on whose ballot the write-in vote was cast and the write-in votes, if on multiple parties' ballots, and the votes cast for the candidate on the other party's ballots may not be added together.
(2) A write-in vote must be counted as provided in 13-15-206(5).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 13. Elections § 13-10-302. Write-in votes for previously nominated candidates - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-13-elections/mt-st-13-10-302/
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