Montana Secretary Of State
Publications
To order any of the above publications, write theSecretary of State’s Office, P.O. Box 202801, Helena MT 59620-2801; call ouroffice at 406-444-2034; or visit our office on the second floor of the StateCapitol. ... Montana Secretary of State ... Secretary of State Brad Johnson ... [Read More]
Search the Montana Secretary of State's Web Site
* Note that this search engine searches only within the Montana Secretary of State's web site. Click Search Discovering Montana to search the official state of Montana's web site. ... Secretary of State Brad Johnson ... [Read More]
State Forms & Schedules
Montana Secretary of State ... State Record Forms and Retention Schedules Agencies of state government should refer to the GeneralRecords Retention Schedules to determine how long to keep specific publicrecords and whether and when to dispose of them. If your agency also must meetfederal retention requirements, the longer of the two timetables should apply. ... Secretary of State Brad Johnson ... [Read More]
About the Office Contents
Montana Secretary of State ... Secretary of State Brad Johnson ... About Secretary Brad Johnson ... [Read More]
How to File for Office
Anyone who wants to run in the primary election as a member of a qualified political party must file with the Secretary of State’s Office anytime between 8 a.m. on January 26 and 5 p.m. on March 25, 2004. If you are interested in running as an independent or as a representative of a party that has not qualified for the ballot in Montana, please contact the Secretary of State's toll-free voter hotline at 1-888-884-VOTE (8683) for more information. If you are interested in running for president, please contact our Election Bureau at (406) 444-5346 or P.O. Box 202801, Helena MT 59620-2801. You may also e-mail almiller@state.mt.us . There is no filing fee for president/vice president. Write-in candidates must file with the Secretary of State’s Office at least 15 days before the primary or general election. ... [Read More]
Records Committees
Montana Secretary of State ... Secretary of State Brad Johnson ... The Local Government Records Committee meets at least twicea year to approve, modify, or reject proposals for local government and schooldistrict records retention and disposition schedules. A subcommittee made up ofthe state archivist and a representative of Local Government Services Bureau handlesall requests for disposal of records. No record may be destroyed without thesubcommittee’s unanimous approval. Requests for disposals should be sent to Lorin Flesjer,Local Government Services Bureau, P.O. Box 200547, Helena MT 59620-0547. ... [Read More]
About the State Seal
The Great Seal of the State of Montana is a vivid symbol ofall that is special about Big Sky Country. Originally designed in 1865, it features a plow and aminer’s pick and shovel to illustrate the state’s agricultural and mineralwealth. These are surrounded by the mountains for which Montana was named, aswell as by the Great Falls of the Missouri River, which so dazzled explorersLewis and Clark. The motto, Oro y Plata , is Spanish for “gold andsilver,” two of the riches that gave rise to the nickname Treasure State. The original designers of the seal were members of alegislative committee chaired by Francis M. Thompson in the days when Montanawas still a territory. Thompson was not without some expertise: he had engravedseals for Montana’s first mining districts on the ends of ax handles. Thecommittee wanted to incorporate into the design the essential elements ofMontana’s economy and its natural attributes. The first seal included bisonand other animals, but these were removed by l ... [Read More]
Welcome to the Montana Secretary of State's Home Page
Secretary of State History ... Welcome to the text only version of the Montana Secretary of State's home page. Our mission is to serve the voters, business community, and governmental agencies of Montana by overseeing the elections process, facilitating business activities, providing accurate and timely information, and preserving documents and records. ... Secretary of State Brad Johnson ... [Read More]
Election Information Contents
Montana Secretary of State ... Secretary of State Brad Johnson ... Provides Montana Voters with information on statewide ballot measures. ... [Read More]
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
Brian earned a Bachelor of Science degree in International Agronomy from Colorado State University, and later earned a Master of Science degree in Soil Science from Montana State University. Brian married Nancy Hupp, his college sweetheart, in 1981. Nancy was raised in Billings and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Botany from Montana State University. ... In 1993, Brian was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to serve on the Montana State USDA Farm Service Agency committee. He served for seven years with the FSA, and his three-person committee was responsible for the operation of 46 county offices, 300 employees and a budget of more than $300 million. He resigned in 1999 to run for U.S. Senate. ... [Read More]
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