Nebraska: Group challenging Neb. petition rules in federal court forms task force to advise Legislature

Fri, Apr 22 2011 — Source: Daily Journal

A group suing over Nebraska laws governing the petition process said Thursday that it is forming a task force to gather residents’ input on the rules and make recommendations to the Legislature. Paul Jacob, president of Citizens in Charge Foundation Inc., said the state’s petition process has been stifled in the wake of changes made in 2007 and 2008. No one has attempted to put an initiative on the state ballot since those laws went into effect, he said.

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