Montana’s 2022 candidate filing entering final week

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana's 2022 candidate filing season is entering its final week. As of Friday, March 4 at 5 p.m., 256 candidates had submitted filings for Montana's statewide, state district, and legislative seats. Ten new legislative candidates filed last week, with all 10 declaring for Montana's House of Representatives. A total of 180 candidates…

ByMontana Secretary of StateMarch 6, 2022

Elections

Another congressional candidate files with Montana Secretary of State’s Office

HELENA, Mont. -- Ten new candidate filings were submitted to the Montana Secretary of State's Office this week, including another candidate officially entering the race for Congress. Matt Jette became the latest candidate to file for Montana's new U.S. House seat, District 1, which consists of western Montana. Jette filed on Monday and joined Allen…

ByMontana Secretary of StateFebruary 25, 2022

Elections

Montana Secretary of State’s Office receives 15 new candidate filings this week

HELENA, Mont. -- Fifteen new candidate filings were submitted to the Montana Secretary of State's Office this week as the 2022 candidate filing season enters its final 24 days. The deadline to file for office is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 14, 2022. This week, two candidates entered the race for Montana's two Congressional seats…

ByMontana Secretary of StateFebruary 18, 2022

Elections

Montana Secretary of State’s Office hosts Election Administrator Certification training

BILLINGS, Mont. -- State and local election officials held their biennial Election Administrator Certification training event this week. The Elections & Voter Services Division of the Montana Secretary of State's Office hosted the training, which consisted of a variety of topics in preparation for the 2022 midterm elections. The Secretary of State's Election &…

ByMontana Secretary of StateFebruary 18, 2022

Elections

Montana’s 2022 candidate filing season enters final 28 days

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana's 2022 candidate filing season is winding down. Twenty-eight days remain before the deadline of Monday, March 14, 2022. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen officially opened candidate filing on Thursday, January 13, with 81 candidates filing on the first day. As of noon on Monday, February 14, a total of 221…

ByMontana Secretary of StateFebruary 14, 2022

Elections

Montana Secretary of State’s Office sees slight increase in candidate filings

HELENA, Mont. -- The Montana Secretary of State's Office announced on Friday that 213 total candidate filings have been reported in just over three weeks of the 2022 candidate filing season. Since candidate filing opened on January 13, a total of 189 candidates have filed for the Montana Legislature -- 151 for the House and…

ByMontana Secretary of StateFebruary 4, 2022

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Montana Secretary of State praises law enforcement for voting crime citations

HELENA, Mont. – According to the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office, two non-citizens were charged and received citations related to election crimes during the November 2021 municipal election. According to county election officials, the Dodson mayoral race in Phillips County was decided by only two votes. The Secretary of State’s Office referred the matter to the…

ByMontana Secretary of StateFebruary 4, 2022

Elections

Secretary of State’s Office processes 25 candidate filings Friday; 203 filings to date

HELENA, Mont. – More than 20 candidates filed with the Montana Secretary of State’s Office on Friday, including two Congressional candidates – one in each district. Twenty-five candidate filings were processed on Friday, with more than 20 candidates visiting the Secretary of State’s Office at the Capitol to make their candidacy official. Twenty-three legislative candidates…

ByMontana Secretary of StateJanuary 28, 2022

Elections

Secretary of State’s Office encourages Montanans to become poll workers

HELENA, Mont. -- On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, election officials across the country celebrated National Poll Worker Recruitment Day with the goal of encouraging potential poll workers to help America vote. The holiday was established by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission in 2020. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joined election officials in the state…

ByMontana Secretary of StateJanuary 25, 2022

Elections

Montana Secretary of State’s Office processes 154 candidate filings in first 9 days

HELENA, Mont. -- More than 150 candidate filings have been processed with the Montana Secretary of State's Office since candidate filing officially opened on Thursday, January 13, 2022. As of 5 p.m. on Friday, January 21, 2022, 154 candidate filings had been processed with the Secretary of State's Office. Twenty-eight candidates filed this week,…

ByMontana Secretary of StateJanuary 21, 2022