Montana certification and canvass

Certification and canvass: Montana

Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

• County canvass deadline: Nov 17, 2026 (within 14 days after the election). (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-15-401(1): official text) The statute: “shall meet as the board of county canvassers...within 14 days after each election to complete the canvass of returns” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• State certification deadline: Nov 30, 2026 (within 27 days after the election, or sooner if all returns are received). (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-15-502: official text) The statute: “Within 27 days after the election, or sooner if the returns are all received, the state auditor, superintendent of public instruction, and attorney general shall meet as a board of state canvassers” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Recount request deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “within 5 days after the official canvass...a margin not exceeding 1/4 of 1% of the total votes cast” (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-16-201: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Election contest filing deadline: Nov 3, 2027 (within 1 year after the day of the election, unless a different time is stated elsewhere in statute). (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-36-102(2): official text) The statute: “Any action to contest the right of a candidate to be declared elected to an office...must, unless a different time is stated, be commenced within 1 year after the day of election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states