Section 13-35-205 - Tampering with election records and informationA person is guilty of tampering with public records or information and is punishable as provided in 45-7-208 whenever the person:
(1) suppresses any declaration or certificate of nomination that has been filed;(2) purposely causes a vote to be incorrectly recorded as to the candidate or ballot issue voted on;(3) in an election return, knowingly adds to or subtracts from the votes actually cast at the election;(4) changes any ballot after it has been completed by the elector;(5) adds a ballot to those legally polled at an election, either before or after the ballots have been counted, with the purpose of changing the result of the election;(6) causes a name to be placed on the registry lists other than in the manner provided by this title;(7) changes a poll list or checklist;(8) installs a modem or other unauthorized external communication device in a voting system; or(9) employs a modem or other unauthorized external communication device to transmit data to or from a voting system.Amended by Laws 2023, Ch. 154,Sec. 2, eff. 4/19/2023.En. 23-47-113 by Sec. 13, Ch. 334, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 23-47-113; amd. Sec. 84, Ch. 414, L. 2003.On 3/24/2014, the Montana Supreme Court removed Montana Primary Election Revision Measure, LR-127, from the ballot for the general election to be held in November 2014. Primary Election Revision Measure, LR-127, was passed by the Montana legislature as Laws 2013, Ch. 269.