Federal Judge’s Ruling Changes Face of Petition Drives

A federal judge’s ruling to temporarily bar the state from enforcing a requirement on petition circulators will likely open the door for several groups to get their measures before voters in November. Nebraska U.S. District Judge John Gerrard issued the order that petition circulators no longer must gather signatures from at least five percent of voters in 38 or more counties. It came...

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