{"data":{"id":"us-mt/2-16-511","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"2-16-511","heading":"Vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant governor.","body":"(1) If the offices of both the governor and the lieutenant governor become vacant, the president of the senate shall become governor and shall appoint a lieutenant governor.\n(2) If the president of the senate is unable to assume the office of governor, the speaker of the house shall become governor and a lieutenant governor shall be elected in accordance with the provision of 2-16-512.","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_0110/0020-0160-0050-0110.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:12Z","sha256":"04b8183116da541602dbf9bc080bbe4695d1ba88b05d076640537481046acdc2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/2-16-508","next":"us-mt/2-16-512"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}