Opinion No. (1996)

REQUESTED BY: Secretary of State Scott Moore You have requested the opinion of the Attorney General as to the validity and enforceability of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1404 as it pertains to registration of petition circulators who circulate petitions outside the county of their residence. The issue presented concerns the validity of the "cross-county" circulator registration requirement in light of the decision of the United States District Court in Bernbeck v. Moore, 4:CV96-3263 (D.Neb., August 15, 1996).

Analysis

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1404 (Supp. 1995) provides:

Signers and circulators of initiative…