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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1972
Page
4
Proposed Amendment No 1 from the 1971 and 1972 legislatures details voter registration and age requirements for legislators, shifts from bicameral to unicameral terminology, and updates impeachment terms. It would set eighteen as the eligibility age and adjust related constitutional provisions.
The document presents sections of a proposed constitutional amendment for Nebraska to be submitted at the November general election. It outlines eligibility, impeachment procedures for officers excluding the Supreme Court Chief Justice, trial terms, and limitations on office after impeachment, plus provisions on retroactive effect and publication of laws.
The document outlines Proposud fimendment No 9 proposing salary limits for Nebraska lawmakers, setting a maximum of four hundred dollars per month and authorizing reform provisions. It discusses election terms, nonpartisan nominations, districting, and travel expense allowances along with salary adjustments by law, slated for general election November 1992.
A legal notice outlines two proposed constitutional amendments on the November 1973 ballot. One would allow the Legislature to change district court judge counts without vacating offices and adjust judicial districts. The other adds a right of appeal in all felony cases to the Nebraska Supreme Court and pauses executions pending appeal.
The proposal seeks to reduce the majority required to alter district court judges and redraw judicial districts from a boosted threshold to a simple majority of the legislature. It also aims to remove obsolete language referring to the former bicameral legislature.
Proposal would remove the constitutional reference to the writ of error as the method for felony appeals to the Supreme Court and replace it with a declaration that felony defendants have the right to appeal directly to the Court. A vote against maintains the writ of error as the appeal method.
The text outlines Proposed Amendment No 5 to Nebraska’s constitution. It seeks to move vacancies in office from the legislature to the executive, adjust removal power for appointed officers excluding judges, and provide for governor succession and duties. It also mentions changing articles and sections to reflect these accession provisions and the governor’s line of succession. The summary preserves the tense, and notes the proposal’s purpose and potential constitutional changes.
Fragmented text describes proposed constitutional amendments in Nebraska for 1972. It outlines how governors appoint and remove state officials, vacancy filling rules, and succession. It also mentions a separate amendment about taxing land value for agricultural use and potential legislative actions.
The draft outlines state and local taxation by uniform valuation with exemptions for motor vehicles and dealers. It specifies separate licensing for motor vehicles and imposes proportional sharing of tax proceeds to state counties and local districts. It also addresses agricultural land valuation for tax purposes and the treatment of intangible property held in trust for benefit plans.
The document notes powers ceasing by law and after January 1 1975 the lieutenant governor to serve on boards and commissions as designated by the governor. It repeals Article IV section 18 and 20 and Article III section 23 of the Constitution of Nebraska and mandates the lieutenant governor devote full time to office duties.
A 1972 ballot measure proposes amending Article XV Section 2 to clarify eligibility for public office. The text discusses ineligibility for defaulting on public money or property and for felony conviction, with restoration of civil rights as a condition. It outlines options to vote for or against the amendment.
The document outlines proposed Nebraska constitutional amendments covering property taxes on livestock, retirement systems for legislators, legislative term changes, education governance, and off street parking funding. It details the structure of the State Department of Education, Board of Education, and Permanent School Funds, plus judicial nominating commissions and election procedures for Supreme Court appointments.
The amendment proposes to keep current salary limits for legislators at not more than 500 dollars monthly during terms and to authorize a per diem for legislative duties between sessions. It contrasts with a plan to cap salary and forbid additional per diem, while providing for a per diem during non session services as set by law. It references general election timing in November 1984 and the division of terms for initial legislators.
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