LINCOLN - In another unanimous 7-0 ruling, the Nebraska Supreme Court allowed the ballot measure seeking to repeal LB 1402, a voucher program to help families offset the costs of private K-12 education, to remain on the November ballot. The Court found that LB 1402 was not an appropriation.

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen previously pledged to file an additional lawsuit if he thought the Court’s ruling sidestepped the critical legal questions. However, Chief Justice Mike Haavican argued that “the Secretary cannot change his mind and rescind his legal sufficiency determination and not place the referendum on the ballot.”

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