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HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced the winners of the 2022 US Constitution Contest on Wednesday. Students from Great Falls, Boulder, Red Lodge, Plevna, Townsend, Clancy, and Kalispell were honored.
Secretary Jacobsen encouraged students in grades K-12 to participate in this year's contest, Why the Constitution is Important to Me, by…
HELENA, Mont. — Students across Montana participated in the 2022 Montana Youth Vote Election last week, and the results have now been tallied and are available on the Youth Vote website. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and Superintendent of Public Schools Elsie Arntzen unveiled the results on Monday.
This year's youth election was held October…
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen visited with staff and students in Twin Bridges and Willow Creek this week, delivering United States and Montana Constitutions and discussing the important rights provided by both documents.
"I continue to be encouraged by the engaged students across Montana," said Secretary Jacobsen. "Students and staff…
HELENA, Mont. – The Way Christian School middle school student Molly Gilbert's voice echoed throughout the halls of the Montana State Capitol this week after the 2021 US Constitution Contest winner performed her song, What the Constitution Means to Me, during a Constitution Day celebration in the rotunda.
Gilbert, who last year submitted the winning…
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Montana Board of State Canvassers completes State Canvass for 2022 General Election
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Board of State Canvassers completed the State Canvass for the 2022 General Election on Tuesday. Representatives from the Attorney General’s Office, Office of Public Instruction, and State Auditor’s Office conducted the procedure at the State Capitol.
Pursuant to statute, the Board declared elected the candidates receiving the highest number of…
State Board of Canvassers conducts random-sample audit selection
HELENA, Mont. — This week, the State Board of Canvassers convened at the State Capitol to complete the random-sample audit selection for the 2022 General Election.
Representatives from the Attorney General's Office, Office of Public Instruction, and State Auditor's Office randomly selected the races, ballot issue, and precincts to be audited. The State Board of Canvassers…
Secretary Christi Jacobsen: ‘Montana precincts 100 percent reported’
HELENA, Mont. — All 663 of Montana’s precincts are reported following Tuesday’s midterm General Election. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced the update on Thursday morning after the final counties had marked precincts as reported.
As of Thursday morning, the state’s total turnout sat at 459,441, though the counting of provisional ballots and certain…
Secretary Christi Jacobsen thanks election workers and voters, congratulates candidates as polls close
HELENA, Mont. — As polls closed across Montana, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen thanked state and local election officials for their efforts during the state's midterm General Election. Secretary Jacobsen also thanked the thousands of voters who cast their ballots, while offering congratulations to all of the candidates appearing on the midterm ballots.
"Our state…
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Secretary Christi Jacobsen announces new business registrations continued climbing in October 2022
HELENA, Mont. — Montana remains on pace to see record growth in new business registrations in 2022, says Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen.
For the sixth consecutive month, new business registrations in Montana have surpassed the comparable totals from the same months in 2021. According to the Montana Business Economic Report, roughly 4,300 new…
Secretary Christi Jacobsen notes Montana on pace for 3rd-straight year of record business registrations
HELENA, Mont. — For the third consecutive year, Montana is on pace to see a record number of new business registrations during a calendar year.
Nearly 50,000 new businesses were registered with the Secretary of State's Office in 2021, with almost 30,000 domestic limited liability companies created. Through September of 2022, more than 40,000 new…
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen cuts fees for Montana businesses
HELENA, Mont. -- Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen is proud to announce registration fees for Montana businesses have been cut in half.
"Due to increased efficiencies in our office, we are able to lower fees for our Montana businesses. Those businesses are the backbone of our great state and cutting fees in half is…
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen visits White Sulphur Springs businesses, election officials, and students
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen visited election officials, businesses, and middle school students in White Sulphur Springs this week. During the trip, Secretary Jacobsen discussed upcoming elections, celebrated continued business growth, and explained the importance of the constitution to students.
"White Sulphur Springs is a great example of a…
