{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-16-502","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-16-502","heading":"Tie vote in election for United States congress.","body":"If there is a tie vote for United States representative or senator, the secretary of state shall send a certified statement to the governor showing the votes cast and the governor shall order a special election.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 16. RECOUNTS AND TIE VOTES","Part 5. Tie Votes"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0160/part_0050/section_0020/0130-0160-0050-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:24Z","sha256":"de85445c961a7e08ea4f0e3f35294fb2952577780d7cd635e49c885e8470c547","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-16-501","next":"us-mt/13-16-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}