Doug James writes Democracy works best when people vote. It fails when fear, political opportunism, and imaginary enemies keep us from the ballot box.

Around 150 candidates for district, legislative and statewide offices submitted their official paperwork with the Montana Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday, the first day candidates could file ...

Although some 2026 candidates have been campaigning for months, the official registration period opened this week. Political ...

Montana’s top election official is pushing back publicly against reports about how her office may be cooperating with the ...

Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen provided public voter records to the U.S. Department of Justice, but her office said it has not provided confidential information the DOJ requested. The Secretary ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Secretary of State’s office in the Montana State Capitol in Helena on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. (Photo by Mike Clark for the ...

MONTANA — Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen announced the opening of Montana's 2026 candidate filing period. In the upcoming election cycle, Montanans will elect one U.S. senator, both of Montana's ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen joined dozens of state employees Wednesday for a Red Cross blood drive inside the Capitol rotunda, where organizers say more than 40 ...

Got a nice postcard from Christi Jacobsen the other day. Jacobsen is Montana’s secretary of state and responsible for running our elections in Montana. Nice picture of Jacobsen next to what looked ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Montana's top elections official, Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, recently sent out official ...