Medical cannabis lawsuit in Nebraska may not be resolved by Election Day, judge says • Nebraska Examiner

Huxoll responded: “Fraud and misconduct in signature collection is essentially not a formality, and Nebraskans deserve to know whether it happened here.”

Assistant Attorney General Zach Viglianco said Evnen’s case does not involve “mere technical errors” or “simple sloppiness or errors” but rather “willful” violations of state rules and laws.

Evnen and Hilgers have named a total of eight notaries and four petition distributors whom they accuse of fraud or abuse of office, including two who have been criminally charged. Two dozen other people are named in the lawsuit. No new criminal charges were filed.

“More of a fair shake”

Strong said she would “probably” order the parties to follow her revised schedule, which she described as “really more for the benefit of the defendants than any other.”

“I don’t know how you can focus on responding to the plaintiff and the Secretary of State while also proving the authenticity of the signatures,” Strong said. “I mean, it sounds like an overwhelming task, and so I thought it only makes sense to look at whether we have enough fraud, actual provable, intentional fraud in such numbers that these petitions are legally insufficient , and that may not be the case.” .”

Strong said she wants to work with everyone involved in the case and make sure they have a chance to be heard.

“The initiative is on the ballot, so you have that assurance,” Strong said. “My duty will be to follow case law and statutes and determine whether these petitions are legally insufficient or sufficient. In my opinion, this is the best way to give everyone a fairer chance.”

The trial is scheduled to begin on October 29th and could continue on October 31st and November 1st if necessary. The election will take place on November 5th. Early voting has already begun.