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HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen launched the 2024 U.S. Constitution Contest on Tuesday during a Constitution Day celebration at the Montana State Capitol. Constitution Day is celebrated nationwide each September 17 to honor the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787.
This year's contest – “How does the…
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joined Montanans in the rotunda of the State Capitol on Tuesday to celebrate Constitution Day, which is recognized each September 17 to commemorate the signing of the United States Constitution on September 17, 1787.
The Oro Fino Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) hosted the…
HELENA, Mont. — More than a dozen Red Lodge middle school students visited the Montana State Capitol, including the Secretary of State's Office, earlier this week.
Roosevelt Middle School Principal Jason Reimer aims to bring sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students to Helena each year to tour the Capitol Building and meet with elected officials. Reimer…
HELENA, Mont. — More than 50 seventh-grade students from Corvallis met with staff in the Secretary of State's Office as part of a field trip that included numerous stops around Helena and other portions of the state.
The seventh graders were split into four different groups as they took an official tour of the State…
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Secretary Christi Jacobsen: ‘Montana’s Electoral College votes cast for President Donald Trump’
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen presided over the Meeting of the Electoral College on Tuesday afternoon at the State Capitol. Montana's electors cast the state's four Electoral College votes for President Donald Trump.
"The ballots have been accepted," said Secretary Jacobsen. "Please visually witness the fact that the 2024 Montana Presidential Electors have…
Montana Board of State Canvassers completes state canvass for 2024 General Election
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Board of State Canvassers completed the statutorily required state canvass procedure this week. The Secretary of State's Office served as the secretary for the meeting, where representatives from the Attorney General’s Office, the Office of Public Instruction, and the State Auditor’s Office completed the canvassing.
County canvassing procedures were completed…
Montana State Board of Canvassers performs random-sample audit selection for 2024 General Election
HELENA, Mont. —The Montana State Board of Canvassers met on Wednesday in the first step for the state's Post-Election Audit process. Representatives from the Attorney General's Office, Office of Public Instruction, and State Auditor's Office convened at the Supreme Court Chambers to randomly select the races and precincts to be audited for the post-election audit. …
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen thanks voters, election workers for historic General Election
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen thanked voters and election workers following Tuesday's historic General Election and congratulated all candidates on the ballot for their service to their communities.
"This election was historic for Montanans, from the smallest precincts in rural Montana to our largest counties. Hundreds of thousands of our family,…
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Governor Gianforte, Secretary Jacobsen celebrate record business creation in 2024
HELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte and Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen today announced a record number of new businesses were created in Montana last year. At Granite Peak Athletics in East Helena, Sec. Jacobsen reported that Montanans registered more than 63,814 new businesses with her office in 2024, surpassing the previous record set in…
Secretary Christi Jacobsen: ‘New business registrations climbed again in November 2024’
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said that some 4,700 new business registrations were filed with the State in November 2024 as Montana is on the verge of another year with a record number of new business filings.
Montana has had record new business registrations in each of Secretary Jacobsen's first three…
Secretary Christi Jacobsen: ‘More than 10,000 new businesses registered in September, October’
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen said roughly 4,900 new businesses registered with the Secretary of State's Office in September, while almost 5,500 more registered in October, according to the Montana Business Economic Report. In total, more than 10,000 new business registrations were filed in September and October.
"Several new customers visited…
More than 5,200 new businesses registered in Montana in August 2024
HELENA, Mont. — Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced that more than 5,200 new businesses registered with the state of Montana in August, according to the Montana Business Economic Report. August's number of new registrations was nearly identical to the new registrations in August 2023.
"Every day, Montanans take the first step of their business…
