Montana officials would use forwardable mail for voter address checks

Election officials would use forwardable notices for specified mailing steps when checking voter addresses. Mailing options cover all registered voters, including absentee voters, or target nonvoters and applicants with missing registration information. Officials must use at least one address-check procedure each year; alternatives include comparing address records and visiting homes. The procedure used must finish at least 90 days before a primary or general election for federal office.

Officials would send a final confirmation notice, then move voters who do not respond to the inactive list and try to verify their addresses. This process applies when an earlier address-check notice cannot be delivered or goes unanswered. The final notice must be forwardable first-class mail with prepaid postage and a return address. Officials must send the final notice within 30 days. If the voter does not respond within 30 days of that notice, officials must move the voter to the inactive list after the 30th day.