How to contact us:
Kathie Newgard
106 Fourth Avenue East
Polson, MT. 59860
Phone: (406) 883-7268
Fax: (406) 883-7230
knewgard@lakemt.gov
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In Lake County we have House Districts 9, 11, 12
and 15 and Senate Districts 5, 6 and 8.
2010 Candidate Filing List:
Legislative-
2010 Candidate Filing List:
Non-legislative
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Provisional Voting
Allows individuals to vote using provisional
ballots if they forget their identification or are
not listed in the register. The voter has until 5:00
P.M. the day after the election to resolve identity
and/or voter registration issues. If the issues are
resolved, the ballot would be counted. If the issues
are not resolved by 5:00 P.M. that next day, the
ballot would not be counted.
Voting Qualifications
U. S. citizens may become voters for national,
state, and local elections if they meet the
following requirements:
• Citizen of the United States.
• Eighteen years old or older at the time of election.
• Resident of the state, county, and precinct for at least thirty days
prior to the election.
• Registered to vote.
***Persons serving a sentence in a penal
institution for a felony and persons determined to
be of unsound mind by a court may not vote.
Common Questions Answered
Districts required to hold annual elections
- School Districts, Fire Districts and Irrigation
Districts - are on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in May.
Federal, State and County hold elections in
even numbered years - Primary on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in June. The General is held
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November.
Municipal, Water and Sewer District elections
are held in odd years. If a Primary is required for
the Municipal election it is held on the Tuesday
following the second Monday in September, with the
General held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November.
Voter Registration closes 30 days before all
elections. Polling place hours are 7 a.m. to 8
p.m. except for School elections. School districts
set the hour the polls open which must be before
noon and they remain open until 8 p.m..
Electors
can request absentee ballots starting
75 days before
an election and up until noon the day before the
election. Electors may also come in and vote in the
election office once ballots are available - 30
to 45 days before Federal, State and County
elections and 20 days before School, Fire,
Irrigation, Municipal, Water and Sewer District
elections.
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