Montana SOS denies turning over confidential records to feds
Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen provided public voter records to the U.S. Department of Justice, but her office said it has not provided confidential information the DOJ requested.
The Secretary of State’s Office denied turning over confidential information in a recent letter to a news outlet and an earlier email to the Daily Montanan, and it described providing public records in a letter to the DOJ
However, the extent to which the Secretary of State has cooperated with the Trump administration has raised concern among some legislators as Jacobsen refuses to answer questions about the records her office released.
The U.S. Department of Justice has said it needs to review the voter records to be sure states aren’t keeping ineligible voters on the lists and has argued it has the legal authority to have them.
https://dailymontanan.com/2026/02/10/montana-sos-denies-turning-over-confidential-records-to-feds/
