Secretary of state responds to legislative subpoena, with pushback

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 1,108

Last Updated: 2 days, 21 hours ago


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Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen responded to a legislative subpoena to disclose voter roll information her office provided to the federal government, but also objected to the demand and described it as “political theater.”

For months, members of the State Administration and Veterans’ Affairs Interim Committee have been trying to find out exactly what information Jacobsen, a Republican, provided to the federal government in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s demand for …

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