{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-16-505","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-16-505","heading":"Tie vote in election for county commissioner.","body":"If there is a tie vote for commissioner, the senior district judge shall appoint one of the candidates who tied to fill the office as in other cases of vacancy.","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_0050/0130-0160-0050-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:24Z","sha256":"92d410c8ede2a8addadc70ef0643c6c75553ad452e07e3a8eaa8c2d7596045dc","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-16-504","next":"us-mt/13-16-506"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}