State of Montana Voting Requirements & Information

Statewide Voter Information

 

U.S. Domestic Voters

Federal and State Elections

Montana General Election held on Tue Nov 6, 2018

Type

Deadlines

New Voter Registration
  • Postmarked by Tue Oct 9, 2018
  • In-Person Request by Tue Nov 6, 2018

Absentee Ballot Request

 Received by Mon Nov 5, 2018 12:00pm MST

Absentee Ballot Return
Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST

In-Person Absentee Voting

 Tue Oct 9, 2018 - Mon Nov 5, 2018

Early Voting

 none on record
Regular voter registration closes at 5 p.m. thirty days before election day for most elections. Individuals can late-register at the county election office beginning the next day and through close of polls on election day.

Registration

You can register to vote or update your registration information:

  • by mail
  • in person at your elections office
  • on Election Day, only at the location(s) designated by the County Election Administrator.

You must have resided in Montana at least 30 days prior to the election in which you intend to vote.

Election Day Voting

Polling places are open from 7am to 8pm on Election Day.

Find my polling place

Early Voting

A registered voter may receive and vote by absentee in person at a county election office as soon as absentee ballots are available. Contact your election office to inquire about hours of operation.

Absentee Voting

Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

You are eligible to vote in Montana if you:

  • Are a U.S citizen
  • Are a resident of Montana
  • Are at least 18 years old by Election Day
  • Have been a state resident for at least 29 days prior to the election
If you have lived in Montana for 30 days, you are eligible to vote in Federal Election. You need not have lived within the same precinct (or even the same county) for 30 days prior to the election. You can vote one last time under the old address, or register and vote under the new address (applicable to regular and late registration deadlines and procedures).

You are NOT eligible to vote in Montana if:

  • You have been legally declared "mentally incompetent" by a court
  • You are in prison or detention or jail or penal institution

Voter Registration

To register to vote in Montana you should provide one of the following:

  • The Last Four Digits of your Social Security Number
  • Your Montana Driver's License Number
  • Your Montana ID Number

If you do not have any of these IDs, you can provide a copy of one of the following with your registration application:

  • Valid Photo ID
  • Government Issued Document that shows your current name and address
  • Utility Bill
  • Government Check
  • Bank Statement
  • Paycheck that Shows your current name and address

Voting In-Person

If you are registered to vote in Montana, you are required to show ID to vote; or, you may instead sign an affidavit or similar document. Accepted forms of ID include:

  • Valid Montana Driver's License
  • Montana Personal ID

If you do not have an ID from the above list, in Montana additional, acceptable forms of ID include:

  • Current Utility Bill
  • Paycheck that Shows your Name and Address
  • A Government Issued Document that shows your Current Name and Address
  • Bank Statement
  • Government Check
  • Voter notification or confirmation card

Domestic Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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Am I Registered?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

Where is my Ballot?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

Where is my Polling Place?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

State Elections Website

 http://sos.mt.gov/elections/

Can I View my Sample Ballot?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

State Voter Registration FAQ

 https://sosmt.gov/elections/faq/

Overseas / Military Voter Information

 https://sosmt.gov/elections/military-overseas/

Overseas & Military Voters

Montana General Election held on Tue Nov 6, 2018

Type

Deadlines
Overseas Military

Absentee Voter Registration

 Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST

Ballot Request for Registered Voter

 Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST Received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST

Ballot Return
  • Post received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST
  • Email, Online or Fax by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST
  • Post received by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST
  • Email, Online or Fax by Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:00pm MST
Regular voter registration closes at 5 p.m. thirty days before election day for most elections. Individuals can late-register at the county election office beginning the next day and through close of polls on election day.

Overseas Voters

U.S. citizens living abroad have the right to vote as absentee voters, provided they are eligible to vote in their state. If you are living outside of the U.S. permanently, indefinitely, or temporarily, your voting rights stay with you, even if you never voted when you lived in the U.S. To vote from overseas:

  • Complete and send an overseas voter registration/ballot request form to your election office in the U.S. This is one specific form that will register you as an overseas voter and request your absentee ballot – simultaneously.

Many states allow children who were born overseas, but never lived in the U.S., to use their U.S. parents’ last residence address to register.

Military Voters

Service members and their eligible family members living outside their voting jurisdiction (within or outside the U.S.) are able to vote as absentee voters.

  • If you are a service member, or an eligible family member, there is a single form to file for both voter registration and ballot request. It is often called the “Federal Post Card Application” or the FPCA form. This form must be re-filed with your election office each time you change location.

To vote as a service member or eligible family member:

  • Complete and send a voter registration/ballot request form “FPCA” to your election office in the U.S. It is the same form in all states.

Voting Military

Service members and their dependents may register and request a ballot using the federal voter registration/ballot request form ("FPCA"). You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

  • U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
  • Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
  • Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number

Voting Overseas

U.S. citizens living overseas may register and request a ballot using the overseas voter registration/ballot request form. You will have the following identification options when completing the form:

  • U.S. State or Territory or District Issued ID
  • Option to Indicate that you do not have the Requested ID
  • Last 4 Digits of your Social Security Number

Overseas Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

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Absentee Ballot Request

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Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

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Blank Ballot To Voter

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Please note that private email over the Internet is not a secure method of transfer for documents containing your confidential identity information. OVF strongly recommends regular mail and fax over email transfer.

Military Voter

 In-Person Mail Fax Email Online

Voter Registration

 -

Absentee Ballot Request

 -

Voted-Absentee Ballot Return

 - -

Blank Ballot To Voter

 -
Please note that private email over the Internet is not a secure method of transfer for documents containing your confidential identity information. OVF strongly recommends regular mail and fax over email transfer.

Am I Registered?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

Where is my Ballot?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

Where is my Polling Place?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

State Elections Website

 http://sos.mt.gov/elections/

Can I View my Sample Ballot?

 http://app.mt.gov/voterinfo

State Voter Registration FAQ

 https://sosmt.gov/elections/faq/

Overseas / Military Voter Information

 https://sosmt.gov/elections/military-overseas/

 

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