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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
5
Legal notice outlines seven proposed amendments to the Nebraska Constitution from the 82nd Legislature, including Article II section 13 changes to simplify to unicameral, budget and veto reforms, budgeting by the Governor, juvenile court district reforms, and repeal of obsolete provisions. It lists voting options For or Against and notes accompanying explanations.
Long draft proposes repealing and consolidating Article XV provisions, moving industrial development bonds, authorizing counties and cities to acquire and lease property for enterprises, and reforming corporate regulation under Article XII. It details bonds secured by lease revenue, taxation of leased property, and limits on condemnation, with multiple sections repealed or amended.
Lawmakers consider changing to allow annual or longer term appropriations and adjust deficiency limits. The amendment would remove the current one year cap and modify how deficiency appropriations are funded. It requires a two thirds vote in the Legislature and affects pay and salaries provisions.
Proposed Amendment No 3 calls for the Governor to submit to each regular legislative session a budget bill introduced by the Speaker of the Legislature. The excerpt shows the text begins with Require the Governor to submit and references timing by lato or date.
Proposed Amendment No five states the Legislature must certify the candidate with the highest vote total for each elective executive office. The measure keeps existing language and adds clarifying wording to emphasize the meaning of for and against.
Section 4 of the Constitution requires that election returns for executive officers be sealed and sent to the Secretary of State for opening by the Speaker of the Legislature after the Legislature organizes. The person with the highest votes is declared elected. ties are resolved by the Legislature. Contests follow law as prescribed.
Proposed Amendment No 6 removes obsolete language referring to the senate and house of representatives adopted in 1984 establishing a unicameral legislature. The measure clarifies constitutional provisions by eliminating references to the house legislature.
Proposed Amendment No 1 would strike the obsolete provision setting the state voting age at 20 and align with the 26th Amendment that sets 18 as the minimum age. A vote against keeps the current 20 year minimum in the state constitution.
The excerpt presents a constitutional amendment proposal specifying elector qualifications. It references Article VI and Section 1 and outlines eligibility by age requirement and residency in the state, county, and voting precinct as per law. The fragment indicates formal legislative language surrounding citizen voting rights.
The proposal revises Article XVII by repealing obsolete sections tied to the 1920 Constitutional Convention and defines members of the Legislature. It also removes outdated election and term language, repealing five sections while preserving the article in its current form.
The document proposes amending sections 1 4 and 5 of the Constitution and repealing sections 2 7 8 and 11. It defines Members of the Legislature to include appointed as well as elected members and fixes the general election for the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1914 and every two years thereafter. It also covers holdover terms and initial election rules.
A vote for this measure would add a constitutional section allowing state and local governments to exercise powers jointly or with other entities. The Legislature could regulate this authority. Opponents argue it would let any government entity move to share powers and functions, creating broader cooperation.
Proposed Amendment No 13 would revise the constitution relating to the militia but retain current militia language and provisions. The article states there will be no substantive changes to militia language or protections.
Enacted text from Nebraska Constitution proposal by the Legislature. It states Sec. 1 that the Legislature may provide for the personnel organization and discipline of the states militia.
Constitutional amendment proposes removing six months residency to qualify as elector and allowing Legislature to set residency. It removes a requirement against military duty on election day and authorizes voting machines or methods beyond paper ballots. It repeals the rule that armed forces stationed in Nebraska are not residents. Continues on page 5.
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