13-10-328. Vacancy in governor or lieutenant governor candidacy. (1) Except as provided in this section, death or withdrawal of a candidate for governor or lieutenant governor does not affect the candidacy of the other joint candidate.
(2) If a candidate for the office of governor dies less than 85 days before a general election, the candidate for lieutenant governor must be advanced on the ballot to the candidacy for governor and the candidate for governor shall select an individual to be a candidate for lieutenant governor. If a candidate for the office of lieutenant governor dies less than 85 days before a general election, the candidate for governor shall select an individual to be a candidate for lieutenant governor. The name of a candidate for governor or a candidate for lieutenant governor, or both, designated or selected pursuant to this section, must be certified to the election administrators by the secretary of state, and one of the procedures provided in 13-12-204 must be used to place the name of the new candidate on the ballot.
History: En. Sec. 82, Ch. 368, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 254, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 28, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 23-3321(4); amd. Sec. 78, Ch. 571, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1997.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 10. Primary Elections and Nominations
Part 3. Primary Election Procedure
13-10-302. Write-in votes for previously nominated candidates
13-10-303. Nominations by more than one party
13-10-305. Independent forfeits place on ballot
13-10-306. through 13-10-310 reserved
13-10-311. Election judges' duties when preparing for count
13-10-322. through 13-10-324 reserved
13-10-325. Withdrawal from nomination
13-10-326. Vacancy prior to primary election
13-10-327. Vacancy after primary and prior to general election
13-10-328. Vacancy in governor or lieutenant governor candidacy