Barkley v. Pool

The legislature passed an act, House Roll 222, chapter 30, Laws 1917, that amended section 1940, Rev. St. 1913, so that, as amended, the act conferred upon women the rig'ht to vote at the regular state election for officers and upon submitted questions, except such officers as are “specified and designated in the constitution,” and except upon questions “the manner of the submission of which is specified and designated in the Constitution of Nebraska.” A referendum petition, numerously signed, and apparently having more than the required number of names necessary to invoke the operation of *630the…