{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-16-506","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-16-506","heading":"Filling vacancies -- recess appointments.","body":"(1) When any office becomes vacant and no mode is provided by law for filling the vacancy, the governor shall fill the vacancy by appointing a qualified person to fill the unexpired term of the person whose office became vacant.\n(2) If the legislature or one house of the legislature must confirm an appointment of a person appointed by the governor to fill a vacancy, the governor may appoint the person to assume office before the legislature meets in its next regular session to consider the appointment. A person so appointed is vested with all the functions of the office upon assuming the office and is a de jure officer, notwithstanding the fact that the legislature has not yet confirmed the appointment. If the legislature does not confirm the appointment, the governor shall make a new appointment to fill the unexpired term.","path":["TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 16. PUBLIC OFFICERS","Part 5. Vacancy and Succession"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0020/chapter_0160/part_0050/section_0060/0020-0160-0050-0060.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:12Z","sha256":"e3d67f537c6cc6afa3018c5e4b80f047ae35725feed4e305af9369edde9fc5c4","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-16-505","next":"us-mt/2-16-507"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}