EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index
How well does the framework support voter confidence and audit?
Dimensions
Ballot Info
50.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFO.1Statutory ballot information pamphletIs there a statutory requirement to publish a voter pamphlet (or analog) with candidate and ballot-question information, with content and distribution defined? | 1/1100.0% | Montana codifies a statutory voter information pamphlet — § 13-27-401 defines its content (ballot title, full text, arguments for and against, rebuttals) and § 13-27-410 its printing and distribution (mailed to every active registered voter at least 30 days before the election, with copies at every precinct); it covers statewide ballot issues rather than candidate biographies. “The county official responsible for voter registration in each county shall mail one copy of the voter information pamphlet to each registered voter in the county who is on the active voter list” | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| INFO.2Multilingual ballot requirementAre the triggers for multilingual ballots and voter materials set by statute (population thresholds, language-minority criteria)? | 0/10.0% | No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute. | no FTS match 2026-05-23 |
Candidate
25.0% · 1/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAND.1Candidate-filing public accessAre candidate-filing documents (nominating petitions, eligibility certifications) required by statute to be publicly accessible within a defined time? | 0.5/150.0% | Candidate nominations are filed with the Secretary of State or election administrator on a statutory schedule (§ 13-14-113, § 13-10-501) and election records are public under § 13-1-109, but the surfaced sections do not codify a specific requirement that candidate-filing documents be publicly accessible within a defined time. | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| CAND.2Candidate disqualification publicationIf a candidate is disqualified or withdraws after the ballot is printed, is the public-notice procedure codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: FTS surfaced the campaign-materials attribution provision; the surfaced sections do not codify a public-notice procedure for a candidate who is disqualified or withdraws after the ballot is printed. | § view source 2026-05-23 |
Notification
75.0% · 2/2| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
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| NOTIF.1Pre-election notice in statuteIs the requirement to notify voters of an upcoming election (date, polling place, registration deadline) set in statute with timing and content defined? | 1/1100.0% | Montana codifies pre-election voter notice — § 13-3-105 requires publication of polling-place locations 2 to 10 days before an election, § 13-2-301 requires published notice of the registration-close date, and § 13-17-203 requires published voting instructions and a sample ballot layout. “the election administrator shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a statement of the locations of the precinct polling places” | § view source 2026-05-23 |
| NOTIF.2Polling-place change noticeIf a voter's polling place changes between elections, is there a statutory requirement to provide individual notice within a defined timeframe? | 0.5/150.0% | § 13-3-105(3) requires posted notice at both the old and new polling places when a polling place changes, and § 13-1-106 requires individual mailed notice when polling-place hours change, but Montana does not require individual mailed notice specifically for a polling-place location change. | § view source 2026-05-23 |