Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here. To see a list of available races, visit the race index.

You can hand-deliver your ballot to your county election office or drop it off at any polling location in your county on election day. You can find the location of your county election office here.

Early voting takes place in the form of in-person absentee voting that allows voter, as soon as absentee ballots are available, to receive, mark and submit an absentee ballot in person at the election office or by mail to the election office. However, ballots are not counted until election day. Early-in person absentee voting does not require a reason and starts as soon as ballots are available – by not later than 30 days before an election. For more information about times and locations please contact your local election officials.

To be eligible to vote you must be:

• Registered
• At least 18 years old on or before Election Day
• A U.S. citizen
• A resident of Montana and of the county in which you intend to vote for at least 30 days (you must provide an address to prove you live in the county)
• Not convicted of a felony, serving a sentence in a penal institution
• Not judged in a court of law to be of unsound mind

When filling out the registration form, you must provide either a driver’s license number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you have neither a driver’s license or Social Security number, provide (in-person) or enclose (by mail) a copy of another form of ID. Acceptable forms of ID include:

• Any photo ID with your name
• A current utility bill
• Bank statement
• Paycheck
• Government check
• Other government document that shows your name and current address

Before you receive your ballot you must present a current photo ID, such as a driver’s license or US passport. Other acceptable forms of ID include one of the following: ·      Montana Voter Registration Card ·      Montana driver’s license ·      Montana state ID card ·      Military ID card

• Tribal ID card
• United States passport
• Montana concealed carry permit
• School district or post secondary education photo ID

OR

• A current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document that includes your name and current address

If you do not have any of these forms of ID, you can still vote by requesting and filling out a Polling Place Elector ID form. Or you can vote a provisional ballot. Voters can call or text 844-338-8743 at any time to reach VoteRiders Voter ID Helpline

You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation. If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.

Poll hours of operation vary. Polling places open between 7:00 am and 12:00 pm and close at 8:00 pm. Contact your local elections official for exact times.

You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.

Montana is an “open primary” state. You can choose the party’s ballot you wish to vote. This decision does not register you with that party and it is a private decision. If you have any questions about your state’s primary election, please contact your local election officials.

You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions. You will be asked to vote a provisional ballot for at least one of the following reasons:

• Your name is not in the precinct register
• The precinct register indications that you are provisionally registered, which has not been resolved
• You have claimed registration with Motor Vehicle Division or other agency, which could not be immediately confirmed
• You swore that you were eligible to vote due to not receiving or destroying your absentee ballot
• Your right to vote was challenged at the polls
• Your ID was insufficient and/or did not include a valid form of ID
• You failed to sign the register
• You are a late registrant who voted provisionally
• You show up to the polls to vote, but the register says you have an active absentee ballot

If necessary, you must provide clear and convincing evidence either on Election Day or by 5pm the day after the election in order to verify your identity and/or eligibility to have your provisional ballot counted. You may provide this information in person, by fax, by email or by mail postmarked by the day after election day. Provisional Ballots are counted 6 days after the election.

If you have a physical disability or are unable to read or write, you may ask an election judge to help you mark your ballot for you. With the permission of the election judge, a friend or relative can go into the voting booth with you and help you vote. Every polling place in Montana is required to have at least one specialized voting machine enabling people with disabilities to vote independently.If you would like to designate an agent to assist you with the voting process, contact your local elections office to ask for an application for the designation of an agent. If you cannot enter your polling place, an election judge will assist you with curbside voting. You may also apply for an electronic ballot that can be marked on your personal computer, printed and returned by mail or in person to the election office. Please check with your local elections office for more information. For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource or your states resource.

Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.

The voting systems used in Montana are optical scan and paper ballot. Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes. Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box. You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission’s (EAC) resource.