Eggers v. Evnen

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA CRISTA EGGERS and NMM, Plaintiffs, 4:22-CV-3089 vs. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION ROBERT EVNEN, Nebraska Secretary of State, Defendant. I. INTRODUCTION Under Nebraska law, a petitioner seeking to place an initiative on the ballot must collect valid signatures from at least five percent of the registered voters in at least 38 of Nebraska's 93 counties. The plaintiffs in this case argue, among other things, that the 38-county rule violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, because it gives more power to voters in…