{"data":{"id":"us-mt/5-2-405","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"5-2-405","heading":"Term of appointee.","body":"(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the house of representatives, the appointee shall serve until the end of the term to which the predecessor was elected.\n(2) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the senate, the appointee shall serve until a successor can be elected as provided in 5-2-406.","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_0050/0050-0020-0040-0050.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:43:49Z","sha256":"47def8d4d4d15dc7bfccdf93e73c8d4624f8de870d059164541a06c11be9ad17","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/5-2-404","next":"us-mt/5-2-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}