Chaney v. Evnen
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing Plaintiff's lawsuit in which he sought to prevent Nebraska voters from amending provisions of the Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. 45-901 to 45-931, through a ballot initiative measure, holding that the district court did not err.
The initiative measure, if adopted, would establish a statutory cap on the annual percentage rate that delayed deposit services licenses may charge. Plaintiff sought to enjoin the Secretary of State from including the petition on the November 3, 2020 general election ballot, asserting that 188 of the signatures in support of the initiative petition were invalid. The district court dismissed the complaint. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the district court did not err by dismissing the complaint and in declining to grant Defendant leave to amend.
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