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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1974
Page
7
Legal notice outlines measures to be voted upon from the 83rd Legislature first session 1973 and second session 1974 with italic explanations prepared by the Legislative Council executive board.
Constitutional amendment proposes increasing legislative member salary to not exceed 675 dollars per month, replacing current limit of 400 dollars. Ballot question asks voters to approve or reject the raise as specified by the 1973 and 1974 legislature.
The text proposes a 1964 schedule for staggered four and two year terms, nonpartisan nomination, a $675 monthly salary plus travel expenses, and no additional compensation for legislators or staff. It sets redistricting rules and specifies expense coverage for each regular or special session.
Proposal to remove the Lieutenant Governor as presiding officer and allow the Legislature to appoint an additional presiding officer in his stead. The amendment would retain the Lieutenant Governor as presiding officer but limit his voting rights. The measure seeks to define who presides and to modify voting powers within the Legislature.
Local notes describe birding near Pole Nebras ka with sightings of shorebirds including marbled and Hudsonian godwits and Swainson’s hawk. The article also quotes the Nebraska Legislature amendment proposal setting session rules and reading requirements for bills. readers are urged to follow the May primary.
Respectfully submitted, ALLEN J. BEEHMANN Secretary of State publishes three times in weeks of April 23 28 and May 5 1974.
Mr Minor Harris of Palmer and several families visited in various homes Friday through Sunday. Dwight Burney, Emory Cramer, Joe Ehn, Gordon Fossberg, Irvin Anderson, Beulah Gustafson, Rudolph Anderson, and others hosted Easter dinner or welcomed guests from Scotia, Stromsburg, Clarks, Minnesota, Lincoln, Omaha, and Fullerton.
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