{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-2-401","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-2-401","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(1) As used in 5-2-406, \"term\" means the 4-year period to which a senator is normally elected in the absence of a vacancy.\n(2) For the purposes of this part, \"vacancy\" or \"vacancies\" has the same meaning as prescribed in 2-16-501.","path":["TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","CHAPTER 2. LEGISLATURE -- COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION","Part 4. Vacancies"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0050/chapter_0020/part_0040/section_0010/0050-0020-0040-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:49Z","sha256":"65825804fdf80d24ff93491aab744fbbccb774e7680785a118e78ed559eed18c","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-2-304","next":"us-mt/5-2-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}