Montana Secretary of State
Recent News About Montana Secretary of State
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26 states, including Montana, separated from 'hyper-partisan' voter data group
Montana is among 26 states that have resigned from or are not members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Big Sky Times found.
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America First Legal: ‘There is no reason for a foreign national to be on’ Montana voter rolls
America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to each senior election official of all 50 states, including to Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, to advise on two federal laws that allow states to request and obtain accurate information on an individual’s citizenship status and their ability to vote.
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Analysis: Montana among 26 states not part of 'hyper-partisan' voter data group
Montana is among 26 states that have resigned from or are not members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Big Sky Times found.
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State elections official mum on reform plan to bar noncitizen voting
Montana's elections chief, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, did not respond to a request for comment about a reform plan proposed by the advocacy group Americans for Citizen Voting (ACV) to bar all noncitizens from voting in any Montana election.
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More than half of Montana voters have already cast ballots
According to the Missoula Current, the Montana Secretary of State’s Office reported that close to 400,000 mail-in ballots already have been returned with less than a week before the Nov. 3 election. That could be more than half the ballots that will be cast in the election, depending on turnout, the story reported.
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Green Party denied access to November ballot – at least for now
Green Party candidates who qualified in the Green primary will not appear on November's ballot unless the Montana Supreme Court reverses a Montana First Judicial District Court finding against Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (R-Billings).
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Montana Green Party wary of being hijacked by conservative groups
No candidates other than Roy Davis, Gary Marbut have been in contact