How to vote in Montana

Five questions, in the order you will ask them. Every date links to the page it was read on.

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Can I still register?

Online: Montana has no online registration. You register on paper. Get the paper form from the state.
By mail: by Monday, October 5.
In person: by Monday, October 5.

Missed the deadline? You can still register and vote on the same day, during early voting and on Election Day.

Not sure you are registered? Look yourself up on the state's own lookup.

Source: VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State); vote.gov. Checked October 12, 2026.

Can I vote early?

Yes. Early voting in person starts Friday, October 9.

Its last day: For this one, go by the state's own page: VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State).

Source: VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State). Checked October 12, 2026.

Can I vote by mail?

Yes. Any registered voter in Montana can vote by mail, and nobody asks you why.

Ask for your ballot by: For this one, go by the state's own page: VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State).
Send it back by: For this one, go by the state's own page: VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State).

Ask for your ballot on the state's own form.

Source: the state's own page at sosmt.gov. Checked October 12, 2026.

What do I bring?

Bring a photo ID, such as a driver's license, state ID, passport, military ID or tribal ID. If yours is not on the list, bring it with a utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or government document that shows your name and address.

Source: VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State). Checked October 12, 2026.

Where and when on November 3?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

Polls are open: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where you vote: find your polling place on the state's own lookup.

Source: VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State). Checked October 12, 2026.

The last word

VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State) has it, not me. If anything here differs from VoteMT (Montana Secretary of State), the state is right. I checked these pages on October 12, 2026, and rules can change after that.

I tell you how to vote. I never tell you who to vote for. See who is on the ballot in Montana, or ask the others in Montana how voting went for them.