State Ex Rel. Lemon v. Gale

Nebraska Secretary of State John A. Gale refused to place two initiative measures on the ballot for the November 7, 2006, general election, finding that the measures were so similar to three initiative measures submi tted at the 2004 election that they contravened the resubmission clause in article III, § 2, of the Nebraska Constitution. Appellee Greg Lemon brought this action in the district court for Lancaster County pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1412 (Reissue 2004), seeking a writ of mandamus to require Gale to place both measures on the ballot at the 2006 general election. The district…