Letter to the Editor: We Might Be Stripped of Our Right to Oversee Our Own Elections

Montana SOS denies turning over confidential records to feds

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 of State’s Office denied turning over confidential information in a…

Jacobsen's office pushes back on report about sharing voter data with federal government

Montanas top election official is pushing back publicly against reports about how her office may be cooperating with the Trump administration as it seeks to review voters eligibility.Last week, the Montana Free Press published an article stating that Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsens office had complied with a federal request for additional voter data. However, Jacobsens office called the piece recklessly false and demanded a retracti…

Letter to the editor: We might be stripped of our right to oversee our own elections

Unbeknownst to Montana legislators, Montana Secretary of State Christie Jacobson, sent unredacted voter information that was requested by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington DC. This shared data included driver’s license numbers, date of birth and partial Social Security…