LINCOLN — Lincoln City Attorney Yohance Christie announced Thursday that the deadline has passed for any proposed Lincoln City Charter amendments to go to voters this November.
The decision sets up an imminent court battle over the fate of three proposed city charter amendments from the petitioning group Good Government Lincoln. A spokesperson for the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office confirmed the office filed a lawsuit against city officials seeking to certify the measures for November. The office declined to comment further.
In a news release just after 6 p.m. Thursday, Christie said two of the three petitions from Good Government Lincoln have qualified for the ballot. However, because the Lincoln City Council must provide proper public notice, host a public hearing and then vote on including the measures on the ballot, Christie said, it’s too late for them to get on the Nov. 3 ballot.
State law requires Lincoln officials to place any measures on the November ballot by Tuesday…