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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
7
Legal notice outlines proposed Nebraska amendments from the 1871 and 1872 sessions. It details changes to legislative process, budget procedure, governor veto powers, juvenile court districts, court creation, and repeal of obsolete provisions. Contains multiple proposed amendments with text summaries and impacts.
Nebraska lawmakers propose consolidating and moving provisions on industrial development bonds and corporate regulation. The plan transfers sections between Article XII and XV, repeals a section, and clarifies county city and village powers to acquire develop lease and fund projects with revenue bonds while preserving taxation and public purpose status.
A legislative proposal amends the Nebraska Constitution to regulate business corporations and mutuals, require general law oversight of all corporations, and equal voting rights for stockholders in director elections. It would repeal sections 2 through 6 and restrict special charters, keeping charitable and educational corporations under state patronage.
The proposed amendment would remove existing limits on the duration of legislative appropriations and on deficiency appropriations, allowing one year or longer appropriations and enlarging deficiency funding beyond one year. Opponents urge retaining the current one year limit and revenue-based caps.
Section 22 of the Constitution requires each Legislature to appropriate funds for government expenses. Additional appropriations for deficiencies require a two thirds vote of all elected members. Bills on legislative pay and government salaries must not include other subjects.
A vote in favor would require each regular legislative session to consider a budget bill at a time fixed by law, to be introduced by the Speaker of the Legislature. The measure assigns procedural timing and authorizes the Speaker to file the budget proposal.
Voters decide whether to require the Legislature to certify the candidate with the most votes for each executive office. The measure would alter the process for declaring winners and handling ties, while keeping current rules for sealed returns and election contests.
The note describes deleting obsolete senate and house language from a proposed measure. It states the unicameral legislature adoption in 1934 and notes votes against the proposal, with opposition to removing reference to the house legislature.
The article notes Proposed Amendment No 8 to remove the obsolete 26 year minimum voting age clause and align with the 26th Amendment making 18 the voting age. It cites the 6 month residence requirement and the elector definition in Article VI. The text discusses maintaining or revising the current constitution to reflect the change to eighteen years.
The amendment aims to revise Article XVII by repealing obsolete provisions and redefining "members of the Legislature" while removing outdated election and term language. Sections 4 and 5 are pared down and five sections repealed. Article XVII remains in present form amid codification and revision with the OO Against position.
Nebraska proposes amendments to sections of its constitution. The changes redefine Legislature terms to include appointed members and set dates for general elections every two years beginning 1914. The measure alters timing for statewide and local officer elections and related holding over of incumbents.
The proposal would add a constitutional section allowing state and local governments to exercise powers and perform functions jointly or cooperatively with other entities. The Legislature could enact laws regulating this authority, and opponents would resist such a section adding cooperative financing and shared powers to the state or local governments.
Amendment text seeks to revise constitutional militia language without substantive change. It states the current militia provisions remain intact while addressing wording clarity. The notice outlines intent and procedural steps for voter consideration.
A proposed constitutional amendment from the Nebraska Legislature would authorize the Legislature to provide for the personnel organization and discipline of the state's militia. The text reads XIV section 1 proposing that power be vested in the Legislature.
A summary notes a proposed constitutional amendment altering election rules in Nebraska. It aims to remove the ten months residence requirement to qualify as an elector and grant the Legislature power to set residency. It adds authority for voting methods beyond paper ballots and repeals a rule about military residents. A vote against would keep current Article VI provisions.
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