e.
Prior to BIPA, voters frequently brought someone else's ballot into the election
offices. 09/08/20 Trial Tr. (Percz) at79:20-25.
f.
Whatever manner the ballot arrives to the election office, it is marked as received
and voters can confirm that by calling the election office or online through the
My
Voter page, which is extensively used and for which voters are automatically
registered. 09110120 Trial Tr. (Corson) at 506:13-507:19.
23. Place of Deposit
a.
BIPA registry forms must be collected at "places of deposit." Mont. Code Ann.
$ r3-3s-704
b.
Neither the Commission of Political Practices nor the Secretary of State have
provided guidance on what a "place of deposit"
68r 1 3,
c.
69:6-8, 85:
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is.
See Mangan Dep.
Tr. 67:9-
-14; Pl. 8x. 25 at 2-3; see generally Pl. Ex.'s 14, 17.
Voters cannot tell from the face of the documents whether a post office is a place
of deposit. Mangan Dep. Tt. 67:6-8.
d.
Voters have included their BIPA forms with their mailed ballots. Mangan Dep. Tr.
130:3-1
e.
l.
Each county election office decides whether and where to place drop boxes in the
county, and as they considered a place of deposit, they must be staffed by two
election offrcials at all times. Corson Dep. Tr. (Vol. I) at49:17-22,53:17-20.
f.
As of September 10, the Secretary of State had not placed on its website where the
drop boxes would be located for the general election. 09110120 Trial Tr. (Corson)
at 501:12-502:10.
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