Current:
- NOTICE: Montana Voting System Certification Event
- 2022 – Certificate for ES&S DS950
- 2022 – Certificate for ES&S 6.2.0.0
- NOTICE: Montana Voting System Certification Event
- January 25, 2022 Voting System Application
- Voting System and Component Certification Application
- Voting Systems and Components Certified for Use in Montana
Archives:
- August 27, 2019 Voting System Application
- September 21, 2017 Voting System Certification Event Agenda
- July 12, 2017 Voting System Application
Montana’s paper ballots may be counted in two ways: hand count or with paper ballot optical or digital scan tabulators. Either way ALL Montanans vote on a paper ballot. Following is a list of the voting systems being used, by county.
Paper Ballot Tabulators
Model 650 (optical scan), DS850 (digital scan), DS450 (digital scan), and DS950 (digital scan) are central count tabulators; Model 100 (optical scan) and DS200 (digital scan) are precinct-level tabulators. Tabulators are not connected to the Internet.
Counties conduct a public test of tabulators before each primary and general election. Additionally, a random test is conducted on election day. A Post-Election Audit is conducted by each county that uses tabulators after federal elections. The post-election audit consists of a hand-count of randomly selected contests and precincts.
See the table below to view which method of paper ballot tabulation is used in each county.
County | Ballot Tabulation Method(s) |
Beaverhead | ES&S DS450 |
Big Horn | ES&S DS850 |
Blaine | ES&S DS450 |
Broadwater | ES&S DS200 |
Carbon | ES&S DS200 |
Carter | ES&S DS200 |
Cascade | ES&S DS850 |
Chouteau | ES&S DS200 |
Custer | ES&S DS200 |
Daniels | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Dawson | ES&S DS200 |
Deer Lodge | ES&S DS450 |
Fallon | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Fergus | ES&S Model 450 |
Flathead | ES&S DS850 |
Gallatin | ES&S DS850 |
Garfield | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Glacier | ES&S DS200 |
Golden Valley | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Granite | ES&S DS450 |
Hill | ES&S DS450 |
Jefferson | ES&S DS450 |
Judith Basin | ES&S DS200 |
Lake | ES&S DS450 |
Lewis and Clark | ES&S DS850 |
Liberty | ES&S DS200 |
Lincoln | ES&S DS450 |
Madison | ES&S DS450 |
McCone | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Meagher | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Mineral | ES&S DS200 |
Missoula | ES&S DS850 |
Musselshell | ES&S DS200 |
Park | ES&S DS450 |
Petroleum | ES&S DS200 |
Phillips | ES&S DS200 |
Pondera | ES&S DS200 |
Powder River | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Powell | ES&S DS450 |
Prairie | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Ravalli | ES&S DS850 |
Richland | ES&S DS450 |
Roosevelt | ES&S DS450 |
Rosebud | ES&S DS200 |
Sanders | ES&S DS850 |
Sheridan | ES&S DS200 |
Silver Bow | ES&S DS850/DS450 |
Stillwater | ES&S DS200 |
Sweet Grass | ES&S DS200 |
Teton | ES&S DS200 |
Toole | ES&S DS200 |
Treasure | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Valley | ES&S DS200 |
Wheatland | Hand Count Paper Ballots |
Wibaux | ES&S DS200 |
Yellowstone | ES&S DS850 |