By May 1, trustees apply to the County
Superintendent for school isolation status when
ANB will be less than 10 for elementary or less than
25 for high school for the second consecutive year.

Before the day of election, the county election
administrator shall deliver a certified copy of the
lists of registered electors for each voting location
to the district. The district shall deliver the lists to
the election judges prior to the opening of a voting
location.

Voters who wish to vote absentee may request an
absentee ballot in writing or in person until noon
the day before the election.

Late registration is closed at noon the day before
the election. Electors must late register at the office
of the county election administrator by noon and
return their certificate of late registration to the
election administrator (the school district clerk if
the school district is running the election)
by 8:00 pm on election day.

The election administrator must prepare the polling
places, printed ballots, ensure election judges are
present, and conduct a fair and unbiased election
(See Election Procedures).
Notify election judges of the names of write-in
candidates

Monthly lunch, breakfast and snack counts are due
the 10
th of each month. Counts are submitted in
the Montana Agreement and Payments System
(MAPS) for National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
reimbursement.
See OPI’s Back to School Page for more information
on SFSP and important updates.

OPI pays grant cash requests submitted by the 25th
of the previous month.

Following the election, unresolved provisional
ballots are sealed. These ballots may not be opened
until after 3pm on the 6th day after election. At
that time election judges convene, and a
determination is made as to whether the ballots are
counted. If there are provisional ballots in a school
election, the canvass may not occur until after all
provisional ballots are resolved.

Submit second semester transportation claims
online to the Superintendent of Public Instruction
and transmit one copy of each claim to the County
Superintendent of Schools.
● TR-5 Claim for State Reimbursement for
Individual and Isolated Transportation
● TR-6 Claim for Reimbursement for School
Bus Transportation

Grant cash requests made by this date will be paid
on June 10.

Guaranteed Tax Base Aid
State Lands Block Grant
State Coal Mitigation Block Grant
State Major Maintenance Aid
Debt Service Assistance
County Retirement

Following receipt of the tally sheets from all polls
and within 15 days after the election, the trustees
review the tally sheets compiled by the election
judges to ascertain their accuracy. Recounts are
ordered, if necessary. If the tally is complete and
accurate, trustees issue certificates of election to
successful candidates. The canvassed results shall
be published immediately in a newspaper that will
give notice to the largest number of people in the
district.

The school district clerk/election administrator is
designated the election administrator for school
elections. However, the trustees of any district may
request, by resolution, the county election
administrator (EA) to become the election
administrator for school elections. If the county EA
accepts, then he/she must perform all the duties
the school clerk would have. The school district
must assume all costs of the election.