Complaint alleges billboards from Secretary of State violate ethics code

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 1,002

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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A complaint filed with the Commissioner of Political Practices over billboards alleges Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen is in violation of a law limiting the use of state funds for advertisements by candidates for public office.

However, in an email Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office said the ads are part of the agency’s voter outreach and already have been effective.

Jacobsen is running in the Republican primary for the U.S. …

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