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Christi Jacobsen
Christi Jacobsen is the Secretary of State for the State of Montana.
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Land Board Meets to Approve Logging Projects in Western Montana
HELENA, Mont. — Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen motioned during the February Land Board meeting to green-light logging operations in Beaverhead, Flathead, and Sanders counties. The motion received unanimous support from her fellow Land Board colleagues. “It’s important for us to manage our forests in Montana responsibly. These projects will reduce fire fuel and…
Secretary Jacobsen and Montana Legislators Emphasize Voting Rights for U.S. Citizens Only
SB 185, a constitutional amendment making its way through the Montana Senate, would require that only U.S. citizens be allowed to vote.
ES&S Security Head “Can’t think of one” When Asked Reason Montana Election Records Switched Off
At the weekly Joint Select Committee on Election Security hearing last Thursday, ES&S Vice President of Security and Chief Information Officer Christopher Woloshin testified that he could not think of any reason why county and state officials were not collecting and making available vital election records known as Cast Vote Records (CVR) generated by the…
Montana Records Retention Laws Violated By State, Counties in Elections Software Contracts
Election fraud has been a hot-button issue lately, with films like 2000 Mules exposing ballot harvesting operations, and journalists in Montana and around the country uncovering connections between the United States’ voting systems and elections software company Konnech, which reportedly has connections to China. Locally, there are concerns that the state’s voting process is in…
Election Software CEO Responds to Montana Secretary of State Inquiry
Votem, the election software company that administers Montana’s online voting portal for military service members and overseas citizens, responded to a letter from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen asking about the nature of the company’s relationship with Konnech, Inc. and Eugene Yu. Western Montana News previously reported that Konnech CEO Eugene Yu was on the…
Montana Voting Software Linked to Chinese Data Leak Arrest
Update (Oct 14, 2022): Montana Legislators have requested that the Montana Attorney General open an investigation into Konnech and Konnech-related software applications in use by the State of Montana and a pause on any continued use of such software pending the completion of an investigation. Read more. Montana voting software that allows military, overseas citizens,…
Second Montana County Votes to Reject 2020 Election Results Ahead of GOP Convention
The Lewis and Clark County Republican Central Committee passed a resolution Monday to reject the results of the 2020 Presidential election, the second Montana county to do so after Ravalli County Republicans passed a similar resolution last week. The text of the resolution cites solidarity with resolutions passed in Maricopa County, Arizona; Langlade County, Wisconsin;…
Carbon County and SoS Stories Conflict on Tampered Election Machines Seals: “No More Questions”
Carbon County Elections Administrator Crystal Roascio shared a press release Thursday to quell growing public concern regarding broken warranty seals discovered by citizens at a public test of the county’s ES&S DS200 election tabulation machines last Thursday. At the test, warranty seals shielding access to the inside of each of the county’s DS200 tabulation machines…
Montana SoS Offers New Election Machines After Tampered Seals Discovered in Carbon County
Carbon County Election Administrator Crystal Roascio declined two brand new ES&S DS200 election tabulation machines offered by the Montana Secretary of State’s office after citizens discovered the warranty seals covering machine access screws were broken on Carbon County’s two tabulation machines. The warranty seals were found broken during a public test of the machine organized…
Missoula Elections Office “Incompetent…Derelict” Integrity Group 52-Page Report to SoS, AG Alleges
The Missoula election integrity group released a 52-page report Tuesday documenting “a pattern of irregularities” in Missoula County’s 2020 General Election and “troubling issues” found in a study of the county voter registration database.
Sen Theresa Manzella Calls for “Select Committee” to Investigate Missoula County Elections
“I would like to see a select committee appointed specifically to investigate Missoula County and the election process there and evaluate all the evidence and then make a decision on that,” said Manzella.
Rep Tschida Requests SoS Halt Voting Machine Software Updates Pending Record Retention Compliance Check
This morning, State House Representative Brad Tschida (HD-97) sent a letter to Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen asking her to immediately inform all Montana county election administrators that they may be violating state and federal laws regarding data retention requirements. Tschida’s letter was also addressed to Montana State Elections Director Dana Corson. Tschida warned…
VIDEO: City Council Approves All Mail-In Ballot Election for Mayor, Wards Despite Unexplained Discrepancies in 2020 Missoula Election
Despite protests from public comment and Councilwoman Vasecka, Missoula Councilors voted to approve mail-in ballot election amid unexplained 2020 election discrepancies.