Nebraska Attorney General Laments Fraud Inquiries

Nebraska Attorney General Laments Fraud Inquiries

LINCOLN, Neb. — As law enforcement continues to investigate thousands of possibly fraudulent signatures on at least eight different Nebraska petitions this year, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is speaking out on the historic situation for the first time.

‘Sad period in Nebraska history’: AG Hilgers speaks on ongoing petition fraud investigations

Petition pages reviewed by local county election officials and returned to the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office sit in the office for public inspection at the office's Elections Division in downtown Lincoln on Aug. 24, 2026. (Photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — As law enforcement continues to investigate thousands of possibly fraudulent signatures on at least eight different Nebraska petitions this year, Nebraska Attorney Gene…