ii. A ballot collector who delivers ballots to an election administrator's office or a
designated polling place must register their name and contact information. 1d.
iii.
They must report their association to each voter whose ballot they collect, as
well
as the
voter's name, address, and phone number. 1d.
iv.
They must also include their own names, addresses and phone numbers. 1d.
v.
Ballot collectors must affirm the truth of the information on the registry form
under penalty of perjury. Stip. Ex. 20.
vi.
Perjury is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine. Mont.
Code Ann. 5 45-7-201. It is unclear if this penalty applies to BIPA in addition
to the delineated statutory fine.
vii.
The Secretary ofState's Office's asserts timely access to voting is amajor factor
to a successful election. Signing the BIPA registry form would slow down the
process of voting at individual polling stations and election offices. 09/10/20
Trial Tr. (Corson) at 492:8-493:4.
viii.
The Secretary of State's Office agrees that clear instructions on a ballot is one
factor to a successful election. 09109/20 Trial Tr. (Corson) at 447:8-16.
ix.
Although the Secretary ofState's Office drafted
a
registry form, the final design
of the form and where it is placed at the election office is left to the discretion
ofeach ofthe 56 counties. 09/10120 Trial Tr. (Corson) at 493:5-494:14.
x.
The Secretary of State has directed that registry forms should be tumed over to
local county election officials at polling locations and election administrator
offices and then sent to Defendant Mangan's office. Pl. Ex. 14 at 1-2.
32