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Indivisible Missoula hosts voter‑education screening; attendees raise concern about state voter data
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Summary
Indivisible Missoula screened civic films and held a Q&A with Missoula County elections staff; attendees pressed officials about an allegation that Secretary of State Christy Jacobson sent Montana voter records to the federal administration, a claim county staff said they had not verified.
Indivisible Missoula held a voter‑education evening at the Missoula Public Library featuring short PBS civics films and the feature Suppressed and Sabotaged, followed by a question‑and‑answer session with a county elections official.
Meredith Prince, co‑leader of Indivisible Missoula, opened the event and outlined upcoming activities including a March 28 No Kings march at Caras Park and a Feb. 26 education town hall at Saint Paul Lutheran Church. "We will be showing a short little review that Danica, our other co‑leader, have put together," Prince said while describing the group's volunteer and outreach plans.
The screening included a PBS "Civics Made Easy" segment explaining why Election Day is the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and a feature film that traced examples of registration problems, absentee‑ballot errors and court or legislative actions that organizers described as part of a wider pattern of voter suppression. Film speakers gave multiple first‑person accounts of lost or rejected absentee ballots and challenged registrations.
After the films, Meredith Prince invited Lucas Moody of the Missoula County Elections Office to take audience questions. Moody gave an overview of county election administration, described the use of provisional ballots and the role of voter‑intent panels, and answered questions about Montana rules cited by attendees — including limits on certain ID types and earlier changes to same‑day registration.
During the public Q&A an attendee asserted, "So secretary of state Jacobson has sent our records to the Trump administration," citing recent media reports. Lucas Moody responded that he had "just found out about that, according to the Montana Free Press" and that he did not have data on the matter to confirm the claim. The exchange produced no formal verification or immediate documentary response from state officials at the event.
Organizers also asked volunteers to gather signatures for the "Montana plan," described at the meeting as part of a transparent election initiative, and said the group would make candidate endorsements for U.S. House and Senate races. Prince thanked MCAT for recording and livestreaming the program and directed attendees to both the League of Women Voters table and the Indivisible Missoula table for additional information and signups.
No formal motions or votes were taken at the meeting. Attendees were urged to consult county and state election websites and cited news outlets for further reporting; Moody said some questions would require follow‑up with state officials. The meeting closed with a reminder about a March 1 screening of the film Dark Money and an invitation to continue informal Q&A with county staff after adjournment.
