NE: No evidence of voter fraud in Sarpy, outside investigation finds [View all]

[RandySF]

PAPILLION, Nebraska — An outside investigation of populist-fed fears about voting problems, funded by Sarpy County taxpayers, found no evidence of voter fraud and only a handful of mistakes by poll workers, none of which changed an election outcome.

The investigation, funded by Sarpy County Attorney Lee Polikov with $88,000 from his budget, explored the allegations from 52 affidavits gathered or shared by right-wing activists who said they got them going door-to-door to verify voter addresses.

The 32-page report, issued Friday after a year of work, said many of the 57 total complaints Sarpy County received about the 2020 general election and the 2022 primary election raised concerns about voting in other states and jurisdictions beyond the investigator’s scope.

The report identified a handful of local problems, including one poll worker who thanked a voter for showing ID before Nebraska required voters to show one, which election experts said could have spooked someone else in line without an ID from voting.

Another poll worker was reported for taking photos of the precinct to promote voting on social media, which made a fellow worker nervous that the images might have captured a vote on a secret ballot. State law allows selfies in polling places.




https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2023/07/03/no-evidence-of-voter-fraud-in-sarpy-outside-investigation-finds/