Montana Code Annotated 2019

TITLE 13. ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 3. PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES

Part 2. Accessibility of Polling Places

Definitions

13-3-202. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Accessible" means accessible to individuals with disabilities and elderly individuals for purposes of voting as determined in accordance with standards established by the secretary of state under 13-3-205.

(2) "Disability" means a temporary or permanent physical impairment such as:

(a) impaired vision;

(b) impaired hearing; or

(c) impaired mobility. Individuals having impaired mobility include those who require use of a wheelchair and those who are ambulatory but are physically impaired because of age, disability, or disease.

(3) "Elderly" means 65 years of age or older.

(4) "Election" means a general, special, or primary election held in an even-numbered year.

(5) "Inaccessible" means not accessible under standards adopted pursuant to 13-3-205.

(6) "Rural polling place" means a location that is expected to serve less than 200 registered electors.

History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 200, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 228, L. 2007; amd. Sec. 174, Ch. 49, L. 2015.