Eighty-one candidates file on first day of Montana’s 2022 candidate filing

HELENA, Mont. -- Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen officially opened the 2022 candidate filing on Thursday morning at 8 a.m., welcoming candidates to the office and wishing them good luck in the upcoming elections. "Congratulations and best of luck to the candidates filing for office,” Secretary Jacobsen said Thursday morning. “I was a candidate, so I…

ByMontana Secretary of StateJanuary 13, 2022

Elections

Secretary Jacobsen officially opens Montana’s 2022 candidate filing

HELENA, Mont. – Candidate filing is officially under way in Montana. Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen officially opened Montana’s 2022 candidate filing period on Thursday morning, welcoming candidates to the Capitol to announce their declaration for nomination. Senator Mike Cuffe (SD-1) was the first in-person candidate to file on Thursday morning. “Congratulations and best of…

ByMontana Secretary of StateJanuary 13, 2022

Elections

Montana will implement new election management system at a later date

HELENA, Mont. – Through the partnership between the Montana Secretary of State’s Office and county election administrators, the decision was made to not implement the new election management system at this time. The decision comes following a scheduled meeting between the Secretary of State Office’s Elections Division, a representative of the county election administrators, and…

ByMontana Secretary of StateDecember 20, 2021

Elections

Secretary of State’s Elections Division wraps up statewide training

MISSOULA, Mont. -- The Office of the Secretary of State's Election Division wrapped up its statewide tour of training this week, concluding the five-stop training sessions in Missoula. The Elections Division previously traveled to Billings, Helena, Great Falls and Kalispell. Election officials from across Montana attended the hands-on trainings for Montana's future election management system, electMT. The…

ByMontana Secretary of StateOctober 1, 2021

Elections

Secretary of State’s Elections Division concludes Great Falls electMT training

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Nearly 30 of Montana's election officials gathered in Great Falls this week for a three-day training on the state's future election management system, electMT. The Secretary of State's Election Division hosted the training session, its fourth in as many weeks. The Elections Division, which includes Elections and Voter Services Manager Stuart Fuller;…

ByMontana Secretary of StateSeptember 24, 2021

Elections

Elections Division wraps up electMT training in Kalispell

KALISPELL, Mont. -- Montana's election officials continued training on the state's future election management system, electMT, this week, with election administrators and workers gathering in Kalispell for a three-day session. It was the third of five statewide training sessions the Montana Secretary of State's Election Division is conducting. The Elections Division showcased the new system's features and…

ByMontana Secretary of StateSeptember 17, 2021

Elections

Secretary of State’s Elections Division concludes Helena-area training

HELENA, Mont. -- The Montana Secretary of State's Election Division concluded its second of five statewide training sessions on Thursday in preparation for the launch of the state's future election management system, electMT. Nearly 30 election workers attended the three-day training, which saw members of the Elections Division present key features and processes that election administrators…

ByMontana Secretary of StateSeptember 9, 2021

Elections

Secretary of State’s Elections Division begins electMT training

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Members of the Montana Secretary of State's Election Division began training on the state's future election management system, electMT, this week in Billings. It was the first of five stops around Montana to train with election administrators and officials. More than 30 election workers attended the three-day training, which provided a hands-on look…

ByMontana Secretary of StateSeptember 3, 2021

Elections

Secretary Jacobsen celebrates Jefferson County EA Bonnie Ramey’s nearly 40 years of service

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen and Representative Marta Bertoglio celebrated the retirement of Jefferson County’s Bonnie Ramey on Friday morning.

ByMontana Secretary of StateJune 25, 2021