{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-16-203","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-16-203","heading":"Recount for tie votes.","body":"(1) When a tie has been certified to the election administrator, as provided in 13-15-405(4), or the secretary of state, the administrator or the secretary of state shall proceed as if a petition for a recount has been filed. If a tie exists after the recount, the tie must be resolved as provided by law.\n(2) In the event of a tie in a school election, the board of trustees shall proceed as if a petition for a recount has been filed pursuant to 13-16-204(1)(b). If a tie exists after the recount, the tie must be resolved pursuant to 20-20-418 or as otherwise provided by law.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 16. RECOUNTS AND TIE VOTES","Part 2. Recounts in Close Elections"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0160/part_0020/section_0030/0130-0160-0020-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:23Z","sha256":"6b959215705459734497edaab0029d5533061a8603b07470b81c9d88af75fdfa","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-16-202","next":"us-mt/13-16-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}