{"data":{"id":"us-mt/13-25-305","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"13-25-305","heading":"Certification of electors.","body":"When submitting the certificate of ascertainment as required by 3 U.S.C. 6, the governor shall certify the state's electors to the archivist of the United States. The certificate must state that:\n(1) the electors will serve as electors unless a vacancy occurs in the office of elector before the end of the meeting required under 13-25-307(1), in which case a substitute elector will fill the vacancy as provided for in 13-25-306; and\n(2) if a substitute elector is appointed to fill a vacancy, the governor will submit an amended certificate of ascertainment stating the names on the final list of the state's electors.","path":["TITLE 13. ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 25. ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE","Part 3. Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0250/part_0030/section_0050/0130-0250-0030-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:46:27Z","sha256":"7c77d6d5da863a156caad85df9de05a276886e3566bccdd44c647c6d477cbb86","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/13-25-304","next":"us-mt/13-25-306"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}