{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-2-102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-2-102","heading":"Term of office.","body":"The term of office of a senator is 4 years or until a successor is elected and qualified, and the term of office of a representative is 2 years or until a successor is elected and qualified. The term of service begins on the first Monday of January following the election. If a senator is elected to fill a vacancy, the term of service begins on the day after the election.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 2. LEGISLATURE -- COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION","Part 1. General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0020/part_0010/section_0020/0050-0020-0010-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:48Z","sha256":"1c7269903d223b29402f4eb703e0ac4e9210be0d16fa1887067a91ba438328a7","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-2-101","next":"us-mt/5-2-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}