Austin Ahlman says he has enough signatures to be on the ballot for Nebraska’s 1st district
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LINCOLN — Nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, Austin Ahlman, says he has enough signatures to be on the November ballot, setting up a likely four-way race with Democratic nominee Chris Backemeyer, Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Flood, and Libertarian Nik Sandman.
The Ahlman campaign said it has collected about 2,150 signatures and will continue collecting them as a cushion. They plan to submit their signatures to the Secretary of State at the end of the month, the deadline to turn in signatures is Aug. 3. According to the Secretary of State’s office, a candidate who wants a November ballot line for the U.S. House race in Nebraska needs signatures from “at least 20% of registered voters in the applicable district who voted for President in 2024” — or 2,000 in Ahlman’s case.
Ahlman, a journalist, said in a statement that he has “seen an …