LINCOLN — Secretary of State Bob Evnen warned the Kara Eastman campaign Friday against having campaign workers pick up early ballots from the election office for voters.

In a letter to the campaign manager, Evnen said he had been “given to believe” that two field organizers for Eastman’s congressional campaign told other campaign workers that they could offer to serve as voters’ agents and get ballots for them. Evnen, a Republican, advised that such a practice is illegal under Nebraska law and called for the campaign to “immediately cease and desist”, and also stated he had sent the matter to the Attorney Generals office for possible investigation.

Dave Pantos, the Eastman campaign manager, said the Secretary of State’s Office never contacted the campaign to check on the accuracy of the report before releasing the letter to the public.

“Don Bacon and the Nebraska Republican Party are working together to create a fake controversy about our campaign because that is what they do,”

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