Backers of school funding initiative drop ballot lawsuit
The citizen-sponsored Initiative 42 and a legislative-sponsored alternative, Measure 42-A, will still be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, using language approved by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant.
The group withdrew the suit Friday, one day before absentee voting begins for military members who will be out of state for the election.
The proposal would require the state to "provide for the establishment, maintenance and support of an adequate and efficient system of public schools," and would allow people to file a lawsuit in chancery court if funding falls short.