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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1972
Page
9
Ballot text outlines two constitutional amendment proposals in Nebraska for May 1972. One would authorize state and local governments to act jointly or with other entities, with Legislature power to regulate. the other revises Article XV, omits obsolete matters, and redefines terms and terms of office.
A proposal to repeal an obsolete constitutional provision relating to the election of United States Senators. The text notes the Seventeenth Amendment's effect and discusses retaining or repealing the obsolete Article XV section 11. The measure suggests action labeled For and Against in a following referendum.
The amendment generally revises Article XVII to repeal obsolete 1920 constitutional convention language and define “members of the Legislature” while removing outdated election and term provisions. Five sections are repealed as obsolete.
Legislative proposal to remove from the Constitution donations by political subdivisions to railroads and other improvements. It shifts industrial development bond provisions between articles, preserves railroad and internal improvement clauses, and relocates bonding rules while repealing conflicting sections. Other sections reference proceeding amendments and voter guidance.
Constitutional amendment clarifying militia provisions in Article XIV section 1 of Nebraska's Constitution. Legislature proposed to allow it to provide for personnel organization and discipline of the state's militia. The measure states no substantive change to current language.
Proposed Amendment No. 14 revises Aristote XII of the Constitution to regulate corporations and move stockholder voting to section 1 while deleting suits and claims provisions. The legislature retains authority to enact laws on three topics. street railway provisions in municipalities will be repealed. Article X remains in place.
Proposes to amend section 1 of the Nebraska constitution to regulate corporations and co operative forms, require equal treatment for foreign and domestic entities, limit special charters, and set voting rules for stockholders in directors elections with possible cumulative voting. It repeals sections 2 to 6 and restricts stock ownership and transfer terms within mutual and cooperative bodies.
The amendment proposes removing the six months state residency requirement for electors and lets the Legislature set proper residency. It would drop the rule against military duty on election day and add authority to use voting machines or non paper voting methods. It also repeals a provision that armed forces members stationed in Nebraska are not residents. The measure retains existing Article VI provisions.
Amendment No 16 offers state funds from federal grants to public school districts serving students in parochial or private schools but bars any match with public funds. A vote against keeps the current ban on accepting federal funds for such services. The measure also limits public money to schools owned or controlled by the state or a subdivision and prohibits state or local funds being added to federal money. Continued on page 9.
Nebraska Legislature proposes changes to Article VI sections 1 5 and 6 to define electors voting by ballot or legislatively approved methods preserving vote secrecy. It repeals section 4 and adds protections for electors including travel to and from elections with immunity from arrest while attending polls except for treason felony or breach of the peace.
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