Dobrovolny v. Nebraska

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KOPF, District Judge.

This case is before me for decision after a bench trial. Before issuing my findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 52(a), 1 I will briefly summarize the claims and my decision.

This action was brought by parties who unsuccessfully sought to place initiative petitions on the November 1996 general election ballot in Nebraska. They assert several claims: (1) various voter registration list maintenance provisions found in 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-6 (1994) were violated; (2) initiative petition signature…