Generally revise election laws

Corrected a typo in the title changing 'AMENDING SECTION SECTIONS' to 'AMENDING SECTIONS'.

Changed the effective date from 'on passage and approval' to 'immediate.'

Eliminated the requirement for chief election judges to post a conspicuous list of absentee elector names at polling places.

Updated the text of MCA sections 13-13-233 and 13-13-234 to reflect the removal of the public posting mandate while retaining internal record-keeping duties.

Confirmed an immediate effective date upon the bill's passage and approval.

Removed the mandate for chief election judges to post a list of elector names at polling locations, which previously had to be derived from the election administrator's certificate.

Changed the effective date language to allow the act to become effective immediately upon passage and approval, rather than waiting for a specific future date.

Updated the bill number and formatting to reflect its progression through the legislative process (HB 167 to HB 167.2).

The mandate for chief election judges to post a list of elector names at polling places was deleted.

The text of MCA sections 13-13-233 and 13-13-234 was updated to remove the instruction regarding the posting of absentee lists.

New requirement for election judges to insert elector names and ballot numbers into the pollbook at the opening of polls.

Amendment to Section 13-13-233 to include a new subsection (4) requiring the chief election judge to post a list of elector names and ballot numbers.

New Section 13-13-234 detailing the specific duties of election judges regarding the pollbook and late absentee voting numbers.

The effective date of the act was changed from 'on passage and approval' to 'immediate'.

The requirement for the chief election judge to post a list of elector names at the polling place was deleted.

The text was cleaned up to remove redundant instructions about keeping records, clarifying that the election administrator provides a certificate to the election judge.

Changed the requirement for absentee ballot lists from being posted publicly at polling places to being recorded internally in the pollbook by election judges.

Added a new requirement for election judges to note issued absentee ballot numbers and reserve numbers for late voters in the pollbook.

Added a new requirement for election judges to insert the name of the elector entitled to each ballot number based on the election administrator's certificate.

Expanded the bill to amend a second statute (13-13-234) that was not previously included.

Deleted the mandate requiring election judges to post a list of absentee voter names at polling locations.

Changed the effective date from an unspecified future time to immediate upon passage and approval.

Removed the amendment to Section 13-13-234 regarding pollbook duties.

Updated the bill number from HB 167.2 to HB 167.1.

Capitalization and spacing were adjusted in the introductory text of Section 2.

Added a new section (Section 2) requiring election judges to note absentee ballot numbers and reserve numbers for late voters in the pollbook, and to insert elector names according to the certificate provided by the election administrator.

Changed the bill title to include an amendment to Section 13-13-234 in addition to Section 13-13-233.

Updated the bill number from HB 167 to HB0167.2 and adjusted the legislative session header formatting.

The bill number changed from LC 1480 to HB 167, reflecting its official status as a House Bill.

The names of the bill sponsors (J. Darling, W. McKamey, and S. Vance) were added to the header.