{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-16-503","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-16-503","heading":"Tie vote in election for supreme court justice, district court judge, or state legislator.","body":"If there is a tie vote for justice of the supreme court, judge of a district court, or member of the legislature, the secretary of state shall send a certified statement to the governor showing the votes cast for each individual and the governor shall appoint one of those candidates to the office.","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_0030/0130-0160-0050-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:24Z","sha256":"72d6484731e1210543424edec7ea0a71ef4f3eb3a957c45e393411a5dd0444dd","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-16-502","next":"us-mt/13-16-504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}