Bill > HB719

This bill revises Montana's election laws to require voters to provide their date of birth during voter registration and when returning absentee or mail-in ballots. Specifically, when registering to vote, applicants must now include their date of birth as part of the standard registration process. For absentee and mail-in voting, electors must write their date of birth on the signature envelope when returning their ballot. Election administrators are now required to verify the elector's date of birth against their voter registration form or absentee ballot request form before processing and counting the ballot. If the date of birth is missing or does not match the records, the election administrator must notify the elector and provide an opportunity to resolve the discrepancy. These changes apply to various types of voting, including traditional absentee voting, mail ballot elections, and electronic ballots for disabled persons. The bill amends multiple sections of Montana's election code to implement these new requirements, with the goal of enhancing voter identity verification and ballot validation processes. The changes reflect a more stringent approach to ensuring voter identity and ballot authenticity by adding an additional layer of personal identification verification beyond signatures.

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https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2654