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HOUSE BILL NO. 80

INTRODUCED BY F. SMITH

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AN ACT REQUIRING AN ELECTOR TO FURNISH THE ELECTOR'S RESIDENTIAL STREET OR RURAL ADDRESS OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL LOCATION INFORMATION TO THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR; AND PROHIBITING THE ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR FROM REGISTERING AN ELECTOR WHO DOES NOT PROVIDE THE REQUIRED ADDRESS OR OTHER INFORMATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:



     Section 1.  Elector to furnish residential address -- prohibiting registration for failure to provide address. (1) An elector shall provide the election administrator with the elector's current street address, rural address, or, if neither of those addresses is available, other specific geographic location information from which the location of the elector's residence may be easily determined by the election administrator.

     (2) The election administrator may not register an elector who fails to provide the information required by subsection (1).



     Section 2.  Notification to tribal governments. The secretary of state shall send a copy of [this act] to each tribal government located on the seven Montana reservations and to the Little Shell band of Chippewa.



     Section 3.  Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 13, chapter 2, and the provisions of Title 13, chapter 2, apply to [section 1].

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