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Montana is a place of independence. Exercise that independence by knowing your rights and responsibilities as an informed voter. Know the candidates, the issues, and these important facts:

Are you registered to vote? Need to find your polling place? Click here to find out.

Voter Registration

  • Check to see if you're registered to vote!
  • If you're not, contact your county elections office to register to vote in the November 4 General Election.
  • You can also call 1-888-884-VOTE for more information.

Voting Instructions:

Tips for Voters. When you enter your polling place, an election judge will greet you, ask your name, and determine whether you are registered to vote in that precinct.

Bring your ID

A driver's license is acceptable identification.The election worker will also ask you to show identification. (Under federal law, all mail-in registrants and first-time voters must show ID; under state law, all other voters are required to show ID as well.)

This ID can be any current photo ID that shows your name (for example, a driver’s license, school ID, state ID, or tribal ID) or a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, voter confirmation notice, government check or other government document that shows your name and current address.

If you forget your ID, you have many options. You can return to the polls when you have it, or fill out a polling place elector ID form, or vote a provisional ballot, which will be counted if your identity can be verified.

Getting a ballot

After you have shown identification and your eligibility to vote has been verified, you will sign the register and be provided an official, stamped ballot. Follow the written instructions on the ballot for marking the ballot. Always mark the designated voting area for only one issue or candidate, except where the instructions tell you that you can vote for more than one.

If you damage or spoil your ballot, make a mistake on it, or overvote (mark more than the number of votes allowed for an office or issue), do not try to erase the mistake or scratch it out, and do not throw away your ballot – just ask an election judge to replace your ballot.

Filling in your ballot – voting your ballot

You may skip any offices without invalidating your ballot.

If you wish to vote for a write-in candidate, you must write in the name and mark the designated voting area.

If you fill in part or all of your ballot and change your mind or want to correct a mistake, bring your ballot to an election judge and he or she will take it back and give you a new one.

When you have marked all the races or issues that you want to vote in and are ready to cast your ballot, give it to an election judge. Or, if a vote counting machine is provided at your polling place, you can place the ballot in that.

Accessible Voting:

If you wish to vote on a system equipped for people with disabilities, ask an election judge.

Provisional Voting:

You have the option to vote a provisional ballot if your identity or eligibility to vote is questioned.

If you are a provisional voter, an election judge will give you a ballot with a special provisional envelope for you to fill out. You will be notified as to whether your ballot was counted.

General Information on Voting Rights:

If you choose to vote provisionally, you have the right to cast a provisional ballot.

If you believe your rights have been violated, please contact your county election administrator (PDF) or the Office of the Secretary of State at 1-888-884-8683.

An official ballot, clearly marked "SAMPLE" across its face, must be posted at each voting station and in conspicuous places around the polling place.