At least 348 people signed state affidavits claiming they mistakenly signed a petition with more than 300 asking to pull signatures from the Protect Women and Children petition. That initiative is backed by abortion opponents and would limit how long into a pregnancy abortion is legal.
Those 304 are the most filed against a single ballot initiative with the Secretary of State’s Office. The previous high was set in 2023 when nearly 200 were filed against an effort to repeal a tax credit for funding private school scholarships.
According to the Nebraska Examiner Protect Women and Children organizers said the signature-removal push by the Protect Our Rights campaign reflects concern from abortion-rights advocates that most voters in a red state like Nebraska prefer leaving the Legislature’s laws and authority on abortion in place.
The Examiner story can be accessed via this link https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/07/08/nebraska-abortion-fight-fuels-record-filings-to-remove-signatures-from-petitions/