Section 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.(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.