{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-2-404","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-2-404","heading":"Procedure upon failure of one candidate to receive majority vote.","body":"In the event that a decision cannot be made by the appointing board because of failure of any candidate to receive a majority of the votes, the final decision may be made by lot from the first and second lists of candidates as provided by 5-2-403 or from a list of three individuals if the predecessor served as an independent, in accordance with rules of selection adopted by the appointing board.","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_0040/0050-0020-0040-0040.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:49Z","sha256":"29df4a815c43f0ce9b9791cf828d7df8675bba5d9a88a9f994a3439e20650023","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-2-403","next":"us-mt/5-2-405"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}