Nebraska officials are alleging massive fraud on several thousand petitions aimed at putting medical cannabis legalization on the ballot in the state.
The allegations center on alleged “notary malfeasance” and target nearly 49,000 signatures.
According to WOWT, a newly filed cross-claim says that some signature collectors broke rules during the process and asks that everything those people collected be thrown out.
Early in-person voting has already begun in the state so that means medical cannabis is already on the ballot.
So, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen has asked a judge to consider throwing out the election results.
Nebraska Families for Medical Cannabis condemned the state for attempting to deprive residents of a chance to vote on access to medical cannabis.
“The Secretary of State names and attacks patients and caregivers who have been tirelessly fighting for access for over a decade—based on alleged notary mistakes on a handful of petitions,” the group said.