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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1972
Page
2
Legal notice lists proposed constitutional amendments from the 1971 session and 1972 second session with ballot titles and texts. It includes explanations in italics prepared by the Legislative Council executive board. The notice details how voters will consider each amendment and provides official summaries of the proposed changes and rationale.
Amendment proposes voter qualification changes for Nebraska lawmakers. It sets 21 as the election appointment age, updates impeachment language for a unicameral system, and outlines procedures for impeachment trials and legislative publication, while noting potential changes to district court judges and boundaries. The measure requests a November 1972 vote with For or Against.
The Legislature may change the number of district court judges and redraw judicial district boundaries. Changes in count or borders do not vacate judges. Districts must be compact areas bounded by county lines, per Article V section 11 proposal.
Ballot wording proposes removing the four hundred dollar monthly cap and allowing the Legislature to set its own salary. The amendment would retain the clause that salaries cannot exceed four hundred dollars per month as set by law. Voters to decide Yes for and No against.
Section outlines election timing for the Legislature starting November 1964. It sets four year terms for half to be elected, two year terms for the rest, with later four year terms. redistricting rules. nonpartisan nominations. salary and travel expenses. no additional pay or perquisites for members or staff beyond salary and per diem.
Proposed Amendment No. 4 removes the writ of error as the procedure for appealing felony convictions to the Supreme Court and substitutes a simple declaration that felony defendants have the right of appeal to the Supreme Court. The change is procedural only and preserves the existing right to appeal.
Article I section 23 states the defendant in felony cases has the right to appeal to the Supreme Court. In capital cases, such appeal acts as a supersedeas to stay the death sentence until the Supreme Court orders otherwise.
The proposal preserves but clarifies provisions for filling vacancies in office and the governor’s removal powers excluding judges. It creates a line of succession for the Governor and retains the transfer of vacancy provisions from legislative to executive authority while repealing specified constitutional sections.
Section proposes statewide vote in November 1972 to amend Articles III and IV outlining governor appointed officials and removal rules. It details powers to appoint, remove for cause after hearing, fill vacancies, and temporary vs. permanent appointments with legislature approval requirements.
The text outlines succession to the Governor's office including Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Legislature, provisions for absence or illness, and future changes after 1975. It details tax policies on property and intangible property, classifications for livestock, and potential law changes in revenue, valuation methods, and exemptions, with emphasis on allocations and standards.
Proposed Amendment No 6 aims to clarify language in Article XV Section 2 of the Constitution regarding ineligibility for public office for certain offenses. The change is described as non substantive, focusing on wording rather than altering outcomes or requirements.
Article XV section 2 states no person in default as a public money custodian or convicted of a felony shall hold office unless civil rights are restored. It bars eligibility for any office of trust or profit under state laws.
The text discusses a proposed amendment to let the Legislature set tax values for land used in agricultural or horticultural use based on actual use rather than development potential. It contrasts valuing land at its current farm use against its possible higher non farm value and seeks authorization to fix such farmland values.
The Legislature proposes an amendment to Article VIII Section 1 asserting that state and subdivisions raise revenue through taxation as directed by the Legislature. Taxes will be levied by uniform valuation on tangible property and franchises, with possible differing methods for motor vehicles. It also contemplates separate classes for motor vehicles held for resale and for various truck categories.
The proposal aims to add employees and members of the Legislature to an existing retirement system for state officers and employees while maintaining the constitutional ban on including legislators in the other system. It envisions including lawmakers in the state retirement scheme at any time.
The article outlines term lengths for Legislature members four years for most seats and two years for some, with four-year terms thereafter. It prescribes nonpartisan nomination and ballot neutrality, a salary not exceeding four hundred dollars monthly, and travel expenses plus potential retirement system eligibility. It also notes how redistricting affects incumbents and specifies expenses for travel between sessions.
A proposed amendment would keep a salary cap of four hundred dollars per month for the duration of a public office term. The measure specifies the amount and applies to current or future appointees, preserving the existing compensation framework.
The text outlines amendments establishing a State Department of Education led by a State Board of Education with eight district-elected members serving four-year terms. It details compensation, nonpartisan board eligibility, and a Commissioner of Education. rules for lands, perpetual funds, and trust funds dedicated to common schools. and provisions for educational lands, funds, and district support with annual limitations.
The document outlines that redistricting should yield nonpartisan nomination and election without party indication on ballots. It sets a salary cap of four hundred dollars monthly for legislators and outlines travel expenses for sessions. It specifies per diem compensation when on legislative business and that staff receive no compensation beyond salary or per diem.
The amendment aims to rearrange provisions of the Article on Education for logical sequence and clearer language. It clarifies legislative authority over education in public institutions for ages outside five to twenty one and eliminates obsolete terms.
The Legislature proposes amendments to Article VII redefining free school instruction for residents aged two to twenty one and outlining state ownership or control of educational institutions for other persons. The text seeks to extend free instruction in common schools and set new provisions for education within state or subdivision owned facilities.
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