PARK COUNTY
ELECTION INFORMATIONVoting Qualifications
Registration
Absentee Ballots
Party Affiliation
Non-Partisian Election Resources
Voting Qualifications
1. U.S. Citizen
2. 18 years of age by the time of the next election
3. Resident of Montana and Park County 30 days prior to election day
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Registration
Persons wishing to vote in Park County may do so by appearing in the Clerk & Recorder's Office located at 414 East Callender Street, Livingston, MT. For those who are unable to come to the office, a registration form will be mailed to your residence. Call 222-4111 to request this form. Your must be registered 30 days prior to an election. If you change your address between elections, you must update your address 30 days before an election. If you do not do so, you will be allowed to vote one more time at your previous registration site, but will be required to complete the change of address form before voting.
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Absentee Ballots
Voters who are physically incapacitated or who expect to be absent from the county or precinct on election day may request an absentee ballot during a period beginning 75 day before a Primary or General Election and ending at noon the day before the scheduled election.
Absentee voters may vote in person in the Clerk & Recorderšs office during a period beginning 45 day prior to a county primary or general election; 20 days prior to a city primary or general election. If unable to appear in person, the voter may request that a ballot be mailed to them by submitting a written request bearing the signature of the individual for whom the ballot is being requested. Absentee voting closes at noon the day before an election. Any ballots mailed to a vote must be returned by 8:00 P.M. on election day.
Special Absentee voting - a qualified elector who is prevented from voting at the polls as a result of an illness or health emergency occurring between 5:00 p.m. on Friday proceeding the election and noon on election day may vote by absentee ballot. Such health emergency must arise from unforseen circumstances that require the elector to seek health care or medical assistance.
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Party Affiliation
Voters are not required to declare a political party in order to register to vote. In a State Primary Election, the voter will declare their party affiliation in the privacy of the voting booth by voting a straight ticket. (Voters are given both party ballots and must vote only the party ballot of their choice.) Park County is a non partisan county and candidates for office do not declare a party affiliation.
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Non-partisan election information online:
Project Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/
Web White & Blue
http://www.webwhiteblue.org/
ELECnet - Comprehensive listings of US federal, state, and local elections offices on the Net
http://www.iupui.edu/~epackard/eleclink.html
The League of Women Voters
http://www.lwv.org/
The Democracy Network
http://www.dnet.org/
Montana Elections Bureau
http://www.mt.gov/sos/election.htm
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