Scott Petersen for Nebraska Secretary of State

Congratulations to Scott Petersen - a bright spot out there and incoming Secretary of State in Nebraska.

Clear communication, transparency, accountability and the Rule of Law. This campaign practices what it promises. This morning I reached out to your County Auditor. I thanked them for their work and dedication to the election process and kindly reminded them to preserve records. __________________________________ November 2, 2026 Dear County Auditor, Thank you to you and your staff for all your hard work and dedication to running fair and safe elections in your county. As you know, your ES&S tabulators create cast vote records and audit logs in the process of conducting an election. The cast vote records are produced by the tabulators each time a ballot is scanned. The ballot image is the document the machine counts votes from, not the paper ballots. These records are produced whether or not your county possesses an election management system laptop. That means all counties must save and preserve these records. It is not optional, as federal and state law require preservation of those records for 22 months following the election. These digital records are the official audit trail of what happened on your machines, and how the tabulators counted the votes. 52 USC §20701 requires preservation of “all records and papers.” On October 29th, the United States Department of Justice sent a letter to all 50 states notifying election officials of the requirement to preserve all records produced by the act of voting. This letter also reminds election officials of potential criminal implications for deleting federal election material. “Any person, whether or not an officer of election or custodian, who willfully steals, destroys, conceals, mutilates, or alters any record or paper required by section 20701 of this title to be retained and preserved shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.” – 52 USC §20702. Please consider this letter formal notice from the Baxter for Secretary of State campaign to capture and preserve the CVR’s, ballot images, audit logs, and all digital information from your county Election Management Server (when applicable). Thank you for your service to the people of your county. Sincerely, Heather Baxter Republican Nominee for South Dakota Secretary of State Open Books & Honest Elections

No room for election fraud. Those participating in illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and election related crimes will be prosecuted.

@PetersenForNE On Tuesday, Nebraska will elect the wonderful America First Scott Petersen as NE Secretary of State. Scott stands for all the principles of election integrity. He will restore to NE elections the important requirements for honest, transparent, and accurate elections. Good job, Nebraska! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @EIwatchdogs