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HELENA, Mont. — Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen welcomed sixth graders from Valley Christian School in Missoula to the State Capitol this week. The Secretary spoke to students in the Old Supreme Court Chamber.
Valley Christian teacher Jonathan Hawkins, along with parents and chaperones, accompanied nearly 30 sixth grade students on the trip, which included…
HELENA, Mont. — Juniors and seniors from Roundup High School met with Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen at the State Capitol this week.
Roundup teacher Dan Eiselein brought nearly 30 students to the Capitol as part of an educational experience during the Montana Legislature. Each student told Secretary Jacobsen about their future plans, which…
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…
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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: ‘New business registrations surge again to open 2023’
HELENA, Mont. — One month after announcing another record year of new business registration in Montana, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen says 2023 is already ahead of that pace.
According to the Montana Business Economic Report, roughly 5,100 new businesses were registered in January 2023 – nearly 400 more than were registered during January 2022.…
Secretary Christi Jacobsen announces another record year for new business registrations in Montana
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced another record number of new businesses were registered in Montana in 2022. Secretary Jacobsen made the announcement during the Montana Chamber of Commerce Business Days at the Capitol event on Monday.
Roughly 53,000 new businesses were registered in Montana in 2022.
"The continued growth of…
Secretary Christi Jacobsen: Montana on track for another record year of new business registrations
HELENA, Mont. — Montana remains on track to see record new business registrations for a third-consecutive year.
Through November, nearly 50,000 new business had registered with the Secretary of State's Office in 2022. Roughly 50,000 new businesses were registered in 2021.
"It's exciting to see Montanans follow their dreams and open their new businesses," said…
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…
