{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-2-104","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-2-104","heading":"Appointment to or candidacy for other offices.","body":"(1) A member of the legislature may not, during the term for which the member was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the state. A member of the legislature may become a candidate for public office during the legislator's term.\n(2) A member of the legislature who is elected to another public office shall resign from the legislature prior to assuming the office to which the member is newly elected.","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_0040/0050-0020-0010-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:48Z","sha256":"db378e6928eb0c8ae843319c914a81b5a378aa051fe443061e74e4fa50fdc5da","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-2-103","next":"us-mt/5-2-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}