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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1966
Page
4
Legal notice outlining ballot titles and texts of constitutional amendments proposed by the 1965 legislature in its seventy fifth session. The notice specifies the measures to appear on the November 8 1966 ballot and provides official summaries and texts for voter approval.
Ballot measure asks voters whether to remove bar on elective executive officers holding other state offices during their current term. The prompt presents two options: For and Against.
The proposal seeks to amend Article IV section 2 of the Nebraska Constitution, setting eligibility for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, restricting state aid to sectarian schools, allowing private school contracts, and adding a religious neutrality clause. It also proposes expanding the State Board of Education from six to eight members with four year terms, to be elected from district subdivisions.
The proposed measures include amending Article III section 7 to set legislature salaries and travel stipends, alter term lengths, and enforce nonpartisan elections. A second amendment would adjust the State Board of Education composition and compensation and future election terms for members. A fifth amendment authorizes the Legislature to fix land value for agricultural use.
A proposed amendment would authorize state and local governments to contract for services or training with private commercial and vocational schools. The measure aims to expand access to contracted education and training offerings across governmental subdivisions.
The text of a proposed constitutional amendment targets the Nebraska constitution section eight, article eleven, prohibiting any sectarian instruction in schools or institutions funded by the state, aiming to uphold nonsectarian education.
The text details an amendment to Article VIII section 1 of the state constitution proposing revenue via taxation. It outlines uniform valuation, special motor vehicle taxes, and separate classes for dealers and interstate trucks, with revenue allocated to state and local subdivisions by proportional levies.
A lengthy draft outlines amendments to Nebraska’s Constitution addressing property tax value rules for agricultural land, tax classifications, and exemptions. it also proposes a Commission on Judicial Qualifications with detailed appointment, procedures, confidentiality, and removal processes for justices and judges.
Proposed Amendment No 8 would require that when an income tax is adopted the Legislature base the tax on the laws of the United States. The provision ties state tax policy to federal statutes, signaling a uniform approach pending voter approval.
The text notes a proposed Section 1B allowing the Legislature to adopt an income tax law modeled on U S law when an income tax is adopted. It also proposes Governor ineligibility for four years after two consecutive terms, restricting future elections after leaving office.
Text outlines amendments to Article IV detailing executive officer duties and terms including Governor and other officers. It also notes proposed Amendment No 10 to provide for payment or cancellation of taxes against real estate owned or acquired by the state or its subdivisions.
The excerpt cites Section 4 of a Constitution draft as proposed by the Legislature, noting exceptions to taxation and assessment charges against real property and stating that certain charges remain de- as implied by the text.
The text discusses limits on state power to forgive unpaid taxes after long delinquency and allows legislation to cancel taxes on state owned real estate. It outlines that unsold school lands’ rents fund common schools and deducts administration costs, and mentions amendments on investment of educational funds and legislative reapportionment.
The document outlines amendments to Articles VII XV and II of the Nebraska Constitution. It includes trust fund protections for state funds and a new Section 17 authorizing certain state investments. It also covers legislative apportionment, districting rules, terms, nonpartisan elections, and salary provisions for members, with notes to see amendments on the next page.
The text outlines that Nebraska may provide investment methods for school employees and retirement funds and allows cities villages and other government subdivisions to invest retirement or pension funds as determined by their governing bodies within legislative limitations.
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