13-16-501. Tie vote after recount. (1) If the recount shows a tie vote for any office and it cannot be determined who has been nominated by the primary election, the election officer with whom the candidates' nominating declarations or petitions were filed shall determine by lot which candidate shall be nominated. Written notice of the time and place of the drawing shall be given to each candidate involved.
(2) If the recount after a general election shows a tie vote and it cannot be determined who has been elected, the office or position shall be filled as provided by 13-16-502 through 13-16-506.
History: En. Sec. 208, Ch. 368, L. 1969; R.C.M. 1947, 23-4119; amd. Sec. 187, Ch. 571, L. 1979.
Structure Montana Code Annotated
Chapter 16. Recounts and Tie Votes
13-16-501. Tie vote after recount
13-16-502. Tie vote in election for United States congress
13-16-503. Tie vote in election for supreme court justice, district court judge, or state legislator
13-16-504. Tie vote in election for state executive officers
13-16-505. Tie vote in election for county commissioner
13-16-506. Tie vote in election for other county officers
13-16-507. Tie vote in election for officers of nonspecified political subdivision