Criminal complaints filed in Nebraska allege that Democratic Senate candidate Cindy Burbank and another candidate are running sham campaigns designed to ultimately clear the field for Dan Osborn, the independent candidate critics argue is effectively backed by Democrats.The filings accuse Burbank and Legal Marijuana NOW nominee Mike Marvin of falsely certifying to Nebraska election officials that they intended to serve if elected, despite allegedly planning to eventually exit the race.One complaint was filed by Derek Schwartz, a La Vista police officer who unsuccessfully sought a Nebraska legislative seat in District 18 earlier this year. A separate complaint against Burbank was submitted by Lydia Brasch, a former Republican state senator from West Point who served in the Legislature from 2011 through 2019.
Brasch argued in the complaint that Nebraska officials should intervene to prevent what she described as attempts to game the state’s election system through “strategic withdrawals and bad-faith candidacies.”
“I believe election integrity in Nebraska, not just this cycle, but in all cycles going forward is a paramount priority, and that manipulation of Nebraska’s election laws through strategic withdrawals and bad-faith candidacies is an unlawful practice that authorities should take steps to stop,” she wrote.
