Elections and Government Services Administrative Rules of Montana Business Services Notary and Certification Records and Information Management

Index to Prescribed Election Forms

 

Items marked with ( *) are scheduled to be made fillable PDF forms.  Any forms not hyperlinked are not yet finalized. 

Absentee Forms

Application for Absentee Ballot *

 

Annual Absentee List Application

 

Annual Absentee Address Confirmation

 

Absentee Address Confirmation for Undeliverable Ballot

 

Absentee Voting Instructions

 

Ballot Transmittal Envelope

 

Ballot Signature Envelope with Affirmation

 

Ballot Signature Envelope Front

 

Ballot Secrecy Envelope

 

Ballot Replacement Form

 

Early Prep Security Log

 

Verification of Signature/Missing Signature

 
   

Accessibility Forms

Oath of Elector Unable to Enter or Needing Assistance in Polling Place

 

Notice of Polling Place Locations and Accessibility Designations

 

Special Addendum to Precinct Register (Word) .PDF version

 

Accessibility Survey Checklist and Appendix I, II, III and IV *

 

Polling Place Exemption Request *

 

Polling Place Accessibility Grant Application *

 

Polling Place Accessibility Complaint Form *

 

Designation of Agent by Individual with Disability (Word) .PDF version

 
   

Ballot Layout

Ballot Layout Instructions and Sample Ballots

 
   

Ballot Reconciliation

Absentee Mail Ballot Reconciliation

 

Ballot Reconciliation Report

 

Ballot Reconciliation Report for Model 100 Ballot Tabulator

 

Certificate of Number of Ballots Sent to Polling Place

 

Early Absentee Ballot Preparation Reconciliation

 
   

Candidate Forms

Candidate Calendar

 

Declaration for Nomination and Oath of Candidacy *

 

Oath of Candidacy and Petition for Nomination of Independent, Minor Party or Indigent Candidate *

 

Change of Address - Legislature *

 

Withdrawal of Candidacy *

 

Declaration of Intent and Oath of Candidacy for Write-In Candidate *

 

Declaration of Acceptance for Write-In Candidate *

 

Certificate of Appointment for Replacement Candidate, Declaration of Acceptance and Oath of Candidacy *

 

Register of Candidates

 

County Superintendent of Schools Declaration for Nomination *

 

Special District Candidate Petition for Nomination *

 
   

Certificate Forms

Certificate of Appointment for Replacement Candidate, Declaration of Acceptance and Oath of Candidacy *

 

Certificate of Nomination

 

Certificate of Election

 

Certificate of Completion of Instruction of Election Judge

 

Certificate of Erroneous Omission

 

Certificate of Number of Ballots Sent to Polling Place

 

Certification of Vote Tabulation System Testing

 

Certification of AutoMARK Testing

 
   

Challenge Forms

Affidavit of Individual Challenging An Elector

 

Affidavit of Challenged Elector

 

List of Challenges

 
   

Counting, Canvass and Recount Forms

Activity Log, Report and Certificate of Recount Results

 

Canvass of Votes and Declaration of Results

 

Certificate of Nomination

 

Certificate of Election

 

Notice of Recount

 

Petition for Recount

 
   

Election Judge Forms

Certificate of Completion of Instruction of Election Judge

 

Oath of Office for Election Judges

 

Election Judge Selection and Training Checklist

 

Checklist of Polling Place Supplies

 

Polling Place Procedure Guidelines for Election Judges

 

Election Judge Handbook

 

Oath of Office for Absentee Counting Boards

 

Notice to Political Parties Re Election Judge Instruction

 
   

Election Management Guidelines

Ballot Issue Guidelines

 

Guide on Electioneering

 

Polling Place Conduct Guidelines

 

Election Contingency and Disaster Planning

 

NVRA List Maintenance Guidelines

 

Polling Place Relocation Procedures Checklist

 

Polling Place Procedure Guidelines for Election Judges

 

Uniform Voting System Procedures

 
   

Mail Ballot Forms

Mail Ballot Written Plan, Timetable and Instructions

 

Ballot Transmittal Envelope

 

Ballot Signature Envelope with Affirmation

 

Ballot Signature Envelope Front

 

Ballot Secrecy Envelope

 

Ballot Replacement Form

 

Mail Ballot Signature Verification Card

 

Mail Ballots Voted in Person and Replacement Ballots

 

Mail Ballot Place of Deposit Signature Log

 

Mail Ballot Daily Tally Log of Ballots Received

 

Mail Ballot Place of Deposit Transport Box Seal Register

 

Mail Ballot NVRA Confirmation Notice

 

Verification of Signature/Missing Signature

 
   

Military and Overseas (UOCAVA) Forms

Federal Post Card Application *

 

Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot *

 

Absent Military and Overseas Envelopes

 

Notice to US Elector Who Requests to Vote by Facsimile or Email

 

Request by US Elector to Vote by Facsimile or Email *

 

Military Request for Cancellation of Automatic Ballot Mailings *

 

Affidavit of US Elector Returning Too Late to Register *

 

Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot (FWAB) Tracking

 

Notice Regarding Status of Federal Postcard Application

 

Absentee Address Confirmation Notice for Absent Military and Overseas Citizen Voters

 

UOCAVA Absentee Voting Instructions

 
   
MT Votes Training  

System Configuration and Security

PDF

Basic Training

PDF

Late Registration

PDF

New Absentee Ballot Processing

PDF

Provisional Ballot Processing

PDF

NVRA Process

PDF
   

Notice Forms

Notice of Close of Regular Registration and Option for Late Registration

 

Notice of Close of Nominations

 

Notice of Special Election

 

Notice to Political Parties of Election Judge Instruction

 

Notice of Polling Place Locations and Accessibility Designations

 

Notice of Voting System Exhibition, Diagrams and Voting Instructions

 

Polling Place Notification on ID and Provisional Balloting

 

Voter Information Poster

 

Warning Poster

 

Notice Whether Provisional Ballot Was Counted and the Reason

 

Notice to Party Regarding Precinct Election

 
   

NVRA Forms

NVRA First Confirmation Notice

 

NVRA Second Confirmation Notice

 

Mail Ballot NVRA Confirmation Notice

 
   

Oath Forms

Oath of Office for Election Judges

 

Oath of Elector Unable to Enter or Needing Assistance in Polling Place

 

Oath of Office for Absentee Counting Boards

 

   

Petition Forms

Affidavit of Petition Signature Gatherer

 

Request for Withdrawal of Petition Signature

 

Special District Candidate Petition for Nomination

 

Oath of Candidacy and Petition for Nomination of Independent, Minor Party or Indigent Candidate

 

Petition to Qualify a Political Party

 

Petition for Recount

 

Designation of Lead Petitioner

 

Suspicious Elections Activity Report

 
   

Polling Place Forms

Checklist of Polling Place Supplies

PDF

Polling Place Procedure Guidelines for Election Judges

 

Notice at the Polling Place Regarding ID and Provisional Balloting

 

Voter Information Poster

 

Warning Poster

 

Polling Place Relocation Procedures Checklist

 

Certificate of Erroneous Omission

 

Notice of Polling Place Locations and Accessibility Designations

 

Certificate of Number of Ballots Sent to Polling Place

 

Special Addendum to Precinct Register

 

Polling Place Elector ID

 

Oath of Elector Unable to Enter or Needing Assistance in Polling Place

Ballot Reconciliation for Model 100 Precinct Counter

 

Polling Place Accessibility Complaint Form *

 

 

 

Post Election Audit Forms

Post Election Audit Guide

 

Post Election Audit Reconciliation Form and Report

 

Post Election Audit Exemption Request

 

Post Election Audit Tally Sheet

 
   

Provisional Voting and ID Forms

Provisionally Registered Elector ID

 

Notification to Provisional Elector of Insufficient ID

 

Notice at the Polling Place Regarding ID and Provisional Balloting

 

Polling Place Elector ID

 

Provisional Ballot Outer Envelope

 

Provisional Ballot Instructions

 

Provisional Ballot Secrecy Envelope and Provisional Ballot Container Labels

 

Notice Whether Provisional Ballot Was Counted and the Reason

 
   

Voter Registration Forms

Voter Registration Application *

 

Voter Registration List Request

 

Voter Registration Name Change or Transfer

 

Notice of Close of Regular Registration and Option for Late Registration

 
   

Voting System and Security Forms

Notice of Voting System Exhibition, Diagrams and Voting Instructions

 

Certification of Vote Tabulation System Testing

 

Certification of AutoMARK Testing

 

Certificate of Number of Ballots Sent to Polling Place

 

Voting System Chain of Custody Seal Log

 

Ballot Reconciliation for Model 100 Ballot Tabulator

 

Model 100 Ballot Tabulator Error Messages - Instructions to Election Judges

 

AutoMARK Reporting and Tally Sheet

 

Troubleshooting the AutoMARK

 

Troubleshooting the Model 100

 

Security Seal Log