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Following the 2012 primary, Christopher Geary contacted Nordquist by e-mail, offering to remove his name from the general election ballot in exchange for payment of his campaign debts. Nordquist refused, and the legality of the proposal was questioned. Geary claimed that the Accountability and Disclosure Commission had given him the green light as long as campaign funds were not used, to which its executive director replied, "Rubbish." While state election law prohibited withdrawing from a primary election in exchange from money, it did not cover general elections. Douglas County attorney Don Kleine said that the proposal possibly fit the state bribery statute.
