SYDOW v. CITY OF GRAND ISLAND

No. S-01-611.

639 N.W.2d 913 (2002)

263 Neb. 389

Alan SYDOW, Appellee, v. CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 8, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles J. Cuypers, Grand Island City Attorney, for appellants.

Vincent M. Powers, Lincoln and Adrienne S. Davis, of Vincent M. Powers & Associates, for appellee.

Howard E. Tracy, Grand Island, amicus curiae.

HENDRY, C.J., and WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.


CONNOLLY, Justice.

In this bypass appeal, we are asked to determine which statute applies when determining the number of signatures required to place an initiative that seeks to enact a sales tax to create an endowment fund for a city on an election ballot. Neb. Rev.Stat. § 18-2524 (Reissue 1997) pertains to initiative petitions in general and requires valid signatures totaling at least 15 percent of the qualified electors of the city. Neb.Rev.Stat. § 77...

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