2-16-622. Resignation of officer -- proclamation of election. - Montana Statutes

     2-16-622. Resignation of officer -- proclamation of election. (1) If the officer named in the petition for recall submits a resignation in writing, it must be accepted and become effective the day it is offered. The vacancy created by the resignation must be filled as provided by law. However, the officer named in the petition for recall may not be appointed to fill the vacancy. If the officer named in the petition for recall refuses to resign or does not resign within 5 days after the petition is filed, a special election must be called unless the filing is within 90 days of a general election, in which case the question must be placed on a separate ballot at the same time as the general election.
     (2) The call of a special election must be made by the governor in the case of a state or state-district officer or by the board or officer empowered by law to call special elections for a political subdivision in the case of any officer of a political subdivision of the state.

     History: En. Sec. 13, I.M. No. 73, approved November 2, 1976; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 364, L. 1977; R.C.M. 1947, 59-624; amd. Sec. 116, Ch. 61, L. 2007.