Your Form and Information Toolkit
Get everything you need to vote in Lincoln County! Our Voting Resources page brings together essential forms, eligibility details, and step-by-step guides to make registering, requesting an absentee ballot, or updating your voter information simple and straightforward.
Download forms, review requirements, or contact our Elections Office for support — start here to ensure your voice is heard.
This form is used to register or update any voter information. Must be printed and mailed or delivered to the Lincoln County Elections Office at 418 Mineral Ave. Libby, MT 59923.
Allows voters to request an absentee ballot. Can be mailed only if we are not in late registration. At that time, thus form must be hand delivered to the Elections Office at 418 Mineral Ave. Libby MT 59923
Used to cancel voter registration. Must be mailed or delivered to the Elections Office.
All digital copies are $15. Fees must be paid in full before files are sent. We accept cash and checks made payable to Lincoln County Elections. An elector may request a digital copy in writing by emailing the form to: mhowell@lincolncountymt.gov or by physically mailing your request to:
Allows voters to designate an agent to handle absentee ballots. Must be submitted to the Elections Office.
This form is for any registered voter wanting to run for office with the county or cities. Please note the filing fees associated with each open office. These fees can be found under the current candidate page.
If you are wanting to run for any municipal office for any city or town within Lincoln County, then this is the form you need.
Any voter wishing to file for office that has missed the regular candidate filing deadline must fill this form out. lease note the filing fees associated with each open office. These fees can be found under the current candidate page.
This form is for any voter wanting to run for any school board trustee position.
Follow this link for the instructions for registering with the Commissioner of Political Practices: COPP Instructions
Military & Overseas Electors (UOCAVA or FPCA)
Military and Overseas electors may register to vote electronically up to 8:00 pm (MDT) on election night. Please logon to sosmt.gov/elections/military-overseas/, for complete details regarding the Montana Electronic Absentee System (EAS). Note: the EAS is for voters covered under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) only. A user must affirm their eligibility under this Federal Law before using the system, under penalty of perjury. See application in next section.
Complete and email the Federal Postcard Application (FPCA) to mhowell@lincolncountymt.gov is the best way for a UOCAVA voter to register to vote. The FPCA is good for every election that is held in the year that it is received, plus the next 2 regularly scheduled Federal Elections. Please be sure to contact your Election Administrator at the Election Office whenever there is a change of address. The FPCA can also be returned to county elections by mail if email is not available. Members of the military can also obtain an FPCA from their Voting Assistance Officer. Civilian overseas voters can obtain an FPCA from any U.S. embassy or consulate.
To vote in Lincoln County, you must meet the following criteria:
You must be 18 years old, or older, on, or before, the next election.
A citizen of the United States
Have lived in Montana for at least 30 days prior to the election.
Registered to vote as required by law.
You cannot vote in Lincoln County if:
You are currently a convicted felon serving a sentence in a penal institution.
Have been judged in a court of law to be of unsound mind.