Absentee Ballots on the Way

Absentee ballots on the way

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen on Oct. 9 announced that absentee ballots for Montana’s Nov. 3 general election are headed to mailboxes across the state.

How to vote in Montana's 2026 midterm election

Zeke Lloyd, Montana Free Press On Oct. 9, local election offices mailed out absentee ballots, which account for the majority of ballots cast in Montana. Many Montanans will have their ballots in hand early next week. Many more are preparing to vote at their local polling place on Election Day, Nov. 3. However you choose to vote, you might have questions. Here are the answers. WHO CAN VOTE? You...

Secretary Christi Jacobsen: 'Absentee ballots mailed for Montana's 2026 General Election'

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen says that absentee ballots for Montana’s November 3rd General Election are headed to mailboxes across the state. Secretary Jacobsen announced today that county election offices are issuing more than 575,000 absentee ballot packets to active, registered absentee voters. Eligible Montanans registered to vote absentee can expect their ballots to arrive in t...