{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-16-507","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-16-507","heading":"Powers and duties of officer filling unexpired term.","body":"A person elected or appointed to fill a vacancy, after filing the official oath and bond, possesses all the rights and powers and is subject to all the liabilities, duties, and obligations as if the person had been elected to the office for a full 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_0070/0020-0160-0050-0070.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:12Z","sha256":"a24cb1249b7f66a177d19ef60d5b627dd4103c479253c60456a6350c229858fb","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-16-506","next":"us-mt/2-16-508"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}