Confirm voter registration
Check the “My Voter Page” at https://app.mt.gov/voterinfo/ for your current registration status and to ensure that your residential and mailing addresses are correct.
Options for convenient voting
Apply for an absentee ballot, if you wish to, at http://www.sos.mt.gov/elections/ or, if you are a person with a disability, you may request an email ballot by filling out the EBRS form at https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/Documents/Officials/Absentee-Application-for-Electronic-Ballot-for-Individual-with-Disability.doc. Please be aware that many counties will be conducting an all mail ballotv election this year so you may autopmatically receive your ballot in the mail.
ID requirements at the polls & mail ballot verification
If voting at a polling location, know what to bring to the polls on Election Day. Montana law requires a form of photo ID or government document with name and address. If you are voting absentee ballot or mail ballot, be sure to insert your ballot into the secrecy sleeve and then place it into the larger return envelope making sure that you sign your name on the envelope’s so that your County elections office can verify that it is your ballot and that your vote will count.
Voter registration & late registration
Visit your county election office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and complete a registration form.
Download a registration form at https://sosmt.gov/Portals/142/Elections/Forms/Voter_Registration_Application.pdf, print, complete and return to your county election office by October 26, 2020 for the November 3, General Election OR
Late register on October 27, 2020 at your county election office or the designated location up to and including on election day, except from noon until 5:00 p.m. on November 2, 2020. Visit https://sosmt.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020-Late-Registration-Locations.pdf to find out where you can register to vote during the late registration period.
To avoid lines, do not wait until Election Day to register to vote! If you need help, call or email Summit.
Know your polling places & hours of operations
If voting at the polls on Election Day, know where to go ahead of time. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m.
Accessible voting
Polling places and some mail ballot drop off locations are ADA accessible and equipped with either an ExpressVote or AutoMark voting machines, allowing individuals to independently mark their ballot. Other forms of accessible voting also exist such as requesting an electronic ballot or designating an agent to help you throughout the voting process. To learn more about your accessible voting options, please visit https://sosmt.gov/elections/disabilities/.
Become acquainted with issues and candidates on the ballot
Ballots can be reviewed prior to Election Day. Review the sample ballot online in order to familiarize yourself with layout and selection. The 2020 Montana Voter Information Pamphlet should be mailed out around October 5th but in the meantime, you canisit https://sosmt.gov/elections/ballot_issues/2020-2/ to reveiw the list of ballot measures on the 2020 general election ballot, https://app.mt.gov/cgi-bin/filing/index.cgi?ACTION=LIST_LEG to find who your legislative candidates are, and https://app.mt.gov/cgi-bin/filing/index.cgi?ACTION=LIST_NON_LEG to see a list of feeral, statewide, and district candidates.
