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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
13
Nebraska voters faced a split in May 1972 primary over adding a new constitution section. The proposal would authorize state and local governments to act jointly with other entities, with Legislature power to regulate or restrict that authority.
The text notes an amendment to repeal an outdated provision governing U S Senators. It states the provision has been obsolete since the Seventeenth Amendment and argues to retain or repeal related obsolete provisions. The snippet appears to reflect a ballot question with for and against options.
Text outlines repeal of Article XV section 11 of the constitution after its removal. Proposes amendment language to formalize repeal and replace with new provisions. Sets scope for legislative action and effective date of the repeal.
Proposal seeks to repeal obsolete language from Article XVII and define members of the Legislature. It would remove outdated election and term language, repeal five sections, and state that provisions are obsolete. Voters urged to vote against the proposal.
The legislature proposes to remove from the Constitution donations by political subdivisions to railroads and other internal improvements. It transfers issuance provisions for industrial development bonds from Article XV to Article XII and XIII, preserving current donations and bond provisions while eliminating conflicts. The proposal includes repeal of Article XV, sections 16 and related measures, and directs transfers within the constitution.
The text authorizes counties cities or villages including home rule entities to acquire develop and lease real or personal property for manufacturing or industrial use and issue revenue bonds to cover costs The bonds are not general obligations and the property may be taxed as private property while leased The act deems it for a public purpose but prohibits condemnation The lessee may operate the property as a business while the owner holds title and the repeal of Article XV section 16 is noted
Legislative proposal notes no substantive change to the militia. It retains current text from Constitution XIV section 1: The Legislature may provide for the personnel, organization, and discipline of the militia of the state. The amendment asks voters to vote For or Against.
The amendment retains framework for regulating corporations and stockholder voting moved from section 2 to section 1. It deletes constitutional suits and claims involving corporations but preserves legislative power to regulate three subjects. A street railway provision in municipalities is repealed while Article XI remains to consolidate Article XII into one section.
The document outlines proposed changes to the Nebraska Constitution including amending section 1 to regulate corporations and mutual and cooperative entities, requiring general law governs foreign and domestic corporations, and extending voting rights by proxy with one vote per share. It also repeals sections 2 to 6 and adds amendments to Article VI defining electors and protecting ballot secrecy.
The proposal changes several constitutional provisions on elections including residency for electors removing six months state residence as a requirement and clarifying authority to use voting machines or non paper ballots It also removes the rule that military stationed in Nebraska affects residency and retains existing Article VI provisions on residency standards.
Proposed Amendment No 16 would let the state receive federal funds for services to students in parochial or private schools by public school districts while prohibiting any matching with public funds. A vote against maintains a current prohibition and restricts state funding to schools owned or controlled by the state or a subdivision. Continued on Page 9.
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