Officials reject most signatures from conservative group seeking to reshape Lincoln elections

Election officials rejected more than 65% of signatures on three petitions from a conservative group seeking to reshape Lincoln elections.

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 1,051

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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LINCOLN — The Lancaster County Election Commission rejected more than 65% of the signatures on three petitions from a conservative group seeking to reshape Lincoln elections this November.

However, supporters say they’ll restart signature gathering.

Lancaster County Election Commissioner Todd Wiltgen confirmed to the Lincoln City Clerk’s Office that his office had reviewed more than 30,100 signatures across the three petitions from Good Government Lincoln, according to a public records request.

The group did not …

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