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2019 Montana Code Annotated
Title 5. Legislative Branch
Chapter 2. Legislature -- Composition and Organization
Part 4. Vacancies
5-2-404. Procedure upon failure of one candidate to receive majority vote
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MT Code § 5-2-404 (2019)
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5-2-404. Procedure upon failure of one candidate to receive majority vote. In the event that a decision cannot be made by the appointing board because of failure of any candidate to receive a majority of the votes, the final decision may be made by lot from the first and second lists of candidates as provided by 5-2-403 or from a list of three individuals if the predecessor served as an independent, in accordance with rules of selection adopted by the appointing board.
History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 179, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 198, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 43-216; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 336, L. 2003.
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