A ballot measure seeking to repeal a new conservative-backed law that provides taxpayer money for private school tuition has been approved to appear on the November ballot by the state Supreme Court. The court ruled that the ballot measure does not target an appropriation, which is prohibited by law.
The ruling came after a lawsuit was brought by an eastern Nebraska woman challenging the referendum initiative, arguing that it violates the state constitution's prohibition on voter initiatives to revoke legislative appropriations for government functions. However, the court found that the ballot question appropriately targets the creation of the private school tuition program rather than the accompanying appropriations bill.
