13-21-202. Classification of applications for regular absentee ballots -- notification of elector. (1) Upon receipt by the election administrator of an application by a United States elector for a regular absentee ballot pursuant to 13-13-212 or 13-21-210, the election administrator shall:
     (a) classify the application according to the precinct in which the elector resides or, if the information is insufficient to determine precinct of residence, assign an appropriate precinct;
     (b) immediately enter all information in the registration records of the office and either file the federal post card application with regular registration forms or file a photocopy attached to a regular registration form on which the information has been entered. This information is sufficient to meet any identification requirements provided by law for an elector.
     (c) send to the applicant by the fastest mail service available, which may include facsimile transmission or electronic mail, a notice that the elector has been registered and informing the elector that a regular absentee ballot is enclosed or that the elector will be mailed a regular absentee ballot for that election or for the next election in which the elector is entitled to vote under subsection (1) or, if the application is rejected, a notice that the application has been rejected and the reasons for the rejection.
     (2) The election administrator may use photocopies of the federal post card application to complete all necessary records.

     History: En. Sec. 139, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 250, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3721; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 396, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 557, L. 2003; Sec. 13-2-214, MCA 2001; redes. 13-21-202 by Sec. 24, Ch. 557, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 157, L. 2007.