Even after reminder, voters struggling with new law requiring birth year on ballot envelope

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 334

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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Even as election officials throughout the state reminded residents last month of changes to Montana’s election laws and how ballots should be marked, Montana’s largest county, Yellowstone, said that it is working with nearly 1,000 residents to fix rejected ballots before the school board elections on May 5.

On Monday afternoon, Yellowstone County Elections Administrator Dayna Causby said that 960 ballots had been rejected largely because most failed to include the elector’s birth year, …

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