SEASON. THE 2022 NEBRASKA ELECTION RESULTS ALMOST IN THE BOOKS. WELL, RUSS BERGER ASKING FOR A RECOUNT IN LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 26 THAT COVERS NORTHEAST LINCOLN BORGER LOST THE RACE, 214 VOTES TO GEORGE DUNCAN. WELL, SINCE IT’S OVER 1% OF THE TOTAL VOTES CAST, IT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR AN AUTOMATIC RECOUNT. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 ANDREWS REPORTS ON THIS VERY RARE REQUEST ON NOVEMBER EIGHT. RUSS BARKER, A REPUBLICAN AND THE OFFICIALLY RACE PETITION IN NEBRASKA SECRETARY OF STATE TO RECOUNT A NOVEMBER VOTE TOTALS IN LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 26 BY HAND, SAYING, QUOTE, I HAVE A DUTY TO THE VOTERS, MY SUPPORTERS AND ALL NEBRASKA CITIZENS TO EXHAUST A REASONABLE AND ACCURATE METHOD TO QUICKLY VERIFY VOTE TOTALS IN DISTRICT 26. SECRETARY OF STATE ROBERT EVIDENCE SAYS HE’LL GET A RECOUNT, BUT IT WILL BE BY MACHINE. DON’T SEE ANY REASON TO RECOUNT THIS RACE ANY DIFFERENTLY THAN WE WOULD RECOUNT ANY OTHER RACES. NO REASON BEEN PRESENTED AS TO WHY WE SHOULD DO IT DIFFERENTLY. AND SO WE’RE COMMUNICATING TO THE CANDIDATES AT A RECOUNT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE ORIGINAL COUNT WAS CONDUCTED. SINCE THE MARGIN WAS JUST OVER 1%, IT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR AN AUTOMATIC RECOUNT. BARKER POSTED A $6,000 BOND TO COVER THE COSTS BUT WON’T HAVE TO PAY IF THE RECOUNT CHANGES OUTCOME. HIS OPPONENT, GEORGE DUNCAN, A DEMOCRAT, IS CONFIDENT IT WON’T. I HAVE COMPLETE FAITH THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE OUTCOME OF WHATEVER RECOUNT THAT HAPPENS IS GOING TO BE THE SAME AS WHAT WE HAD FROM THE ORIGINAL COUNT. DUNCAN SAYS IT’S BARKER’S RIGHT TO ASK FOR A RECOUNT, BUT NOT SPECIFICALLY BY HAND. I HAVE FAITH IN THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PLACE, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE BALLOT COUNTING MACHINES THAT WE CURRENTLY USE ARE SAFE, ARE SECURE. BARKER SAYS IN AN EMAIL, THE ELECTIONS ACT IS SILENT AS TO THE METHOD REQUIRED IN A LEGISLATIVE RECOUNT. AND IT MAINTAINS IT WILL BE BY MACHINE. AND BARKER HAS UNTIL THE OF TUESDAY IF HE WANTS TO CONTINUE WITH RECOUNT IN LINCOLN ANDREW