State Ex Rel. Stenberg v. Moore

The Attorney General, Don Stenberg, appeals a decision of the district court which upheld the constitutionality of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1409(1) (Reissue 1998). Section 32-1409(1) provides that signatures on initiative petitions will not be presumed to be valid unless the printed name, date of birth, street and number or voting precinct, and city, village, or post office address match the voter registration records. Under Neb. Const, art. Ill, § 4, the initiative and referendum process is self-executing, but legislation may be enacted to facilitate its operation. We conclude that on its face,…