Missoula Votes

05/29/2026

Now is the time to deliver you ballots in person. Our outside ballot drop box is open 24/7 in front of our Building B at 140 N Russell.

Ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2.

Learn more on our Current Election page at missoulavotes.gov

We’re in the final days before Election Day, and USPS recommends hand-delivering your absentee ballot. Deliver it in person to your county election officials by 8 p.m. on June 2. Thanks for voting, Montana!

05/21/2026

❓Do you ever wonder what happens to your ballot after you vote? Come join us during an election process tour and we can show you.

🗳Election tours begin Tuesday, May 26 at the Elections Center, 140 N. Russell Street.

⭐The Elections Office invites members of the public and media to tour the processes that take place before and after Election Day to ensure accuracy and integrity of elections.

- 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, May 26: Equipment testing
- 10:45 a.m., Thursday, May 28: Ballot processing
- 8:45 a.m., Monday, June 1: Ballot count begins (also called ballot tabulation)
- Tuesday, June 2: Election Day: all processes are open
- 2:45 p.m., Monday, June 8: Provisional ballot count
- 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 10: Post-election audit
- 11 a.m., Tuesday, June 16: Election canvass

🎓Learn more at http://missoula.co/currentelection or watch the videos at http://missoula.co/electionvideos

05/19/2026

Residents who vote by mail will receive three ballots (one for each party). If you received ballots in the mail, you can return ONE ballot by mail or drop it off at the Elections Center before 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2.

All absentee voters are required to include both their birth year and signature on their ballot return envelope. Failure to include either detail will cause the ballot to be rejected.

If you are registered to vote absentee and did not receive ballots, please visit the Missoula County Elections Center, 140 N. Russell St. You can also retrieve an undeliverable ballot if the postal service was unable to deliver it.

Polling places will also be open on Election Day for voters who do not choose to receive their ballots in the mail. Look up your polling place online at myvoterpagemt.com. In Missoula County, your precinct is named after the polling place.

After May 26, voters should hand-deliver their ballots to the Elections Center before Election Day. Voters who wait until Election Day to submit their ballots can drop them off at any polling place or at one of our three drive-thru ballot drop locations on Election Day only. These ballot drop locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, and a full list is available at missoula.co/currentelection.

05/06/2026

Initial results from the school and special district election are scheduled to be posted after 8 p.m. on missoulavotes.gov. Results are unofficial until the canvass on Monday, May 18.

05/05/2026

Today is Election Day for the May 5, 2026 School/Special District Election. Ballots are due at the Elections Center by 8 p.m.

⭐Still need to drop off your ballot?

No worries, we’ve got you covered with eight drop-off locations open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, May 5:

• South Russell Street (drive-thru) - off Russell St. between the Fairgrounds and the YMCA
• Hellgate Elementary baseball fields - 2385 Flynn Lane, Missoula
• Bonner School - 9045 Hwy 200, Bonner
• East Missoula Rural Fire Station - 300 Montana Ave
• Frenchtown Rural Fire Station - 16875 Marion St., Frenchtown
• Lolo School - 5305 Farm Lane, Lolo
• Potomac-Greenough Community Center - 29827 Potomac Rd., Potomac
• Seeley Lake Elementary School - 200 School Lane, Seeley Lake

Per MCA 13-19-307(5), unmanned ballot drop-boxes are prohibited during mail-ballot elections. The outdoor ballot drop-box at the Elections Office will NOT be available during this election.

To learn more about elections, visit https://missoula.co/currentelection

05/05/2026

⏰Still need to drop off your ballot?

No worries! We’ve got you covered with eight drop-off locations open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, May 5:

⚪South Russell Street (drive-thru) - off Russell St. between the Fairgrounds and the YMCA
⚪ Hellgate Elementary baseball fields - 2385 Flynn Lane, Missoula
⚪Bonner School - 9045 Hwy 200, Bonner
⚪ East Missoula Rural Fire Station - 300 Montana Ave
⚪ Frenchtown Rural Fire Station - 16875 Marion St., Frenchtown
⚪ Lolo School - 5305 Farm Lane, Lolo
⚪ Potomac-Greenough Community Center - 29827 Potomac Rd., Potomac
⚪ Seeley Lake Elementary School - 200 School Lane, Seeley Lake

Per MCA 13-19-307(5), unmanned ballot drop-boxes are prohibited during mail-ballot elections. The outdoor ballot drop-box at the Elections Office will NOT be available during this election.

To learn more about elections, visit https://missoula.co/currentelection

04/30/2026

With Election Day less than one week away, it’s too late to return your ballot by mail.
⭐Leading up to Election Day, you can drop your ballot off in-person at 140 N. Russell St in Building B of the Elections Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday (due to state law, the outside ballot drop box is not open).

⭐If you would like to wait until Election Day to drop off your ballot, we will have eight drop off locations open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day, May 5:
• South Russell Street (drive-thru) - off Russell St. between the Fairgrounds and the YMCA
• Hellgate Elementary baseball fields - 2385 Flynn Lane, Missoula
• Bonner School - 9045 Hwy 200, Bonner
• East Missoula Rural Fire Station - 300 Montana Ave
• Frenchtown Rural Fire Station - 16875 Marion St., Frenchtown
• Lolo School - 5305 Farm Lane, Lolo
• Potomac-Greenough Community Center - 29827 Potomac Rd., Potomac
• Seeley Lake Elementary School - 200 School Lane, Seeley Lake

Per MCA 13-19-307(5), unmanned ballot drop-boxes are prohibited during mail-ballot elections. The outdoor ballot drop-box at the Elections Office will NOT be available during this election.

To learn more about elections, visit https://missoula.co/currentelection

04/27/2026

A line for a write-in candidate will only appear if an office has a filed write-in candidate or a write-in line is required by law. If this is the case, a write-in line will be printed below the last candidate for the office.

If a candidate filed as a write-in candidate, their name will not appear on the ballot. Visit https://missoula.co/currentelection for a list of qualified write-in candidates for the May 5, 2026 School/Special District Election.

04/25/2026

Due to a new state law, voters are required to write their birth year on their mail ballot envelope before mailing it or returning it to the Elections Office. The law, effective Oct. 1, 2025, stems from House Bill 719, which the 2025 Legislature passed.

A ballot will be rejected if it does not include both the voter’s signature and birth year.

When a ballot is rejected, staff call or email the voter so they can resolve the issue, if the office has their phone number or email address. A letter is also sent to each voter with a rejected ballot. Voters have until 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, to correct their rejected ballot by visiting the Elections Office.

The office is located at 140 N. Russell St. in Missoula and is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The best way to for voters to verify that their ballot has been accepted is to visit myvoterpagemt.com and click on "Track my Ballot."
Questions or feedback regarding this statewide change are best directed the Secretary of State’s Office at [email protected] or 406-444-9608.

If voters prefer to drop off their ballot in person, the Elections Office offers ballot drop-off inside Building B from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

On Election Day, voters can drop off ballots between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. at one of the eight ballot drop locations throughout the county. A complete list of ballot drop locations is posted on the Current Election page at missoulavotes.gov.