More than 13,300 Lincoln petition signatures flagged as fraudulent

Lancaster County election officials referred to law enforcement more than 13,300 signatures suspected to be fraudulent on three petitions.

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 1,020

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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LINCOLN — Lancaster County election officials have referred to law enforcement more than 13,300 signatures suspected to be fraudulent on three petitions seeking to reshape Lincoln elections.

Lancaster County Election Commissioner Todd Wiltgen confirmed that update to the Nebraska Examiner on Thursday afternoon. His office on Wednesday had provided a report to the Lincoln City Clerk’s Office on the Good Government Lincoln campaign’s petition pages.

An Examiner review of those documents, obtained via …

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