HELENA, Mont. -- In accordance with the provisions of 13-10-208, Montana Code Annotated, Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has certified to county election administrators the names and designations of candidates who have filed with the secretary of state.  Pursuant to statute, legislative candidates and non-legislative (federal, statewide, and district) candidates were certified. Thursday also…

HELENA, Mont. -- Montana's candidate filing season has come to a close. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen opened the first day of Montana’s 2022 candidate filing on Thursday, January 13, 2022, and a total of 333 candidate filings were submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday before filing closed at 5 p.m. Multiple candidates…

HELENA, Mont. -- Thirty-two new candidate filings were submitted to the Montana Secretary of State's Office this week, bringing the total candidate filing number to 283 ahead of the filing deadline on Monday. Twenty-six legislative candidates filed for the Montana House and Montana Senate this week -- 24 and two, respectively -- including one incumbent,…

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…

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…

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…

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 &…