Section 46.
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Continuity of Government
The seat of government shall be in Helena, except during periods of emergency resulting from disasters or enemy attack. The legislature may enact laws to insure the continuity of government during a period of emergency without regard for other provisions of the constitution. They shall be effective only during the period of emergency that affects a particular office or governmental operation.
The legislative assembly in order to insure continuity of state and local governmental operations in a period of emergency resulting from a disaster caused by enemy attack may enact laws:
(1) To provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of elected and appointed public officers who are killed or incapacitated.
(2) To adopt other measures that may be necessary to insure the continuity of governmental operations.
Such laws shall be effective only during the emergency that affects a particular office or governmental operation, and such laws may deviate from other provisions of the Montana constitution, including but not limited to the following sections:
(1) Section 3, Article X, seat of state government.
(2) Section 2, Article XVI, seat of county governments.
(3) Section 16, Article VII, succession to the governor.
(4) Section 4, Article XVI, vacancy on board of county commissioners.
(5) Section 6, Article XVI, other vacancies in county government.
(6) Section 45, Article V, vacancies in legislative assembly.
(7) Section 11, Article VII, special legislative sessions.
(8) Section 5, Article V, length of legislative session.
(9) Section 10, Article V, quorum to do business in each house.
(10) Section 6, Article XIX, location of county offices.
(11) Section 1, Article VII, duties of executive officers of state.
(12) Section 7, Article VII, appointments by governor.