Secretary of State
WTF is a Secretary of State?
The Secretary of State (SOS) oversees all statewide elections, deciding if and how elections are accessible, secure, and fair. They maintain state records and distribute important government information to businesses and nonprofits. Additionally the SOS serves on the Montana Board of Land Commissioners, which administers school trust lands.
Candidates
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Jesse Mullen (D)
Endorsements
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Montana
- Montana Conservation Voters
- Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
Do you support implementing automatic and/or online voter registration in Montana?
No Response
Do you support preserving federally managed public lands and barring any selling or leasing for resource extraction purposes?
No Response
If rank choice voting is adopted by Montana's legislature, what impact would it have on state level election processes?
Montana's county officials run the safest and most secure elections in the United States. I have faith that our county election officers will handle any system of voting the citizens of Montana put before them with competence and accuracy. Our job as public servants is to empower Montanans, not throw up obstacles.
The Secretary of State is a partisan elected position but is entrusted with running fair and impartial elections for all candidates to uphold public trust in the electoral system. What actions would you take to conduct elections in a manner that safeguards this public trust?
Montanans deserve radical transparency from this office and executives dedicated to accountability to Montanans, not political parties. I will end the waste of millions in legal fees resulting from Jacobsen's refusal to follow our constitution. Her partisan work to end women's access to abortion and reproductive healthcare has nothing to do with the office of Secretary of State and is an abuse of power.
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Christi Jacobsen (R)
Christi Jacobsen did not respond to our questionnaire.
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John Lamb (L)
John Lamb did not respond to our questionnaire.