MT · How to vote
Voting in Montana.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Montana Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Montana Secretary of State — Elections
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Montana requires ID. Accepted: photo ID (driver's license, passport, military ID) or non-photo ID (utility bill, bank statement, government document).
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot by mail. No excuse required.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Official action — MT
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Montana system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Not available
Register / update online
**MT has no OVR.** Paper form delivered to county election office, or in-person at county for late registration through Election Day.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
**Federal primary + general only.** Local races do not surface in the state portal.
County
Request a mail ballot
Application is a state PDF, returned to county election administrator. No-excuse permanent absentee status available — opt-in once.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Federal-election absentee status only.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Candidate Tracker auto-updated DB. 2026 filing window 2026-02-17 → 2026-03-04.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Active initiatives still circulating; some struck down by AG legal-sufficiency review. Status fluid.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-06-02, general 2026-11-03. EDR through Election Day.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Montana
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-06-02Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-06-02Ballot Return* — State PrimaryReturn by Email/Online or Fax: Received by**
2026-06-02Ballot Return* — State PrimaryReturn by Mail: Received by
2026-06-02Registration — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return* — General ElectionReturn by Mail: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Return* — General ElectionReturn by Email/Online or Fax: Received by**
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