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Mont. Code Ann. § 5-2-401 (2026)

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TITLE 5. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CHAPTER 2. LEGISLATURE -- COMPOSITION AND ORGANIZATION

Part 4. Vacancies

Definitions

5-2-401. Definitions. (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.

(2) For the purposes of this part, "vacancy" or "vacancies" has the same meaning as prescribed in 2-16-501.

History: (1)En. Sec. 3, Ch. 179, L. 1967; Sec. 43-217, R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 1, Ch. 179, L. 1967; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 198, L. 1977; Sec. 43-215, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 43-215(4)(a), 43-217.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1982–1982 · leading case: Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party, 457 U.S. 1 (1982).
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Rodriguez v. Popular Democratic Party, 457 U.S. 1 (1982). “Ill, §13; Mont. Code Ann. § 5-2-401 et seq. (1981); Neb.”
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