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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1970
Page
13
Nebraska voters will decide two constitutional amendments at the November 3, 1970 election. One would lower the voting age to twenty, the other would require reapportionment of Supreme Court districts after each federal census, with six districts and district boundaries defined by the Legislature.
Proposed amendment would remove the must read measure for all bills before final passage. A vote against preserves the current rule requiring full reading prior to final passage. The constitutional change seeks to streamline legislative procedure by omitting large bill readings before approval.
The draft amendments propose that the Supreme Court can call retired judges for temporary duty, with provisions mirroring federal practice. It details seven Supreme Court justices, temporary district judges, and the Chief Justice’s assignments, including temporary seats to form two divisions and conditions for quorum and salary.
The measure would authorize the University of Nebraska state colleges and the State Board of Education to issue revenue bonds to fund dormitories housing athletic medical care and parking facilities. Bonds would be paid from facility revenues and could pledge these funds without legislative appropriation, with ratification of prior bonds. The amendment seeks constitutional authority for such issuances.
City council discusses a proposed amendment with a vote on the measure. The brief item outlines the amendment and the expected support from council members.
The state may incur debt up to one hundred thousand dollars for deficits with exceptions for war defense and must pay interest from taxes or other revenue. Legislature can authorize highway bonds with tolls or related revenue pledges and university system revenue bonds for dormitories and facilities. Revenue bonds require no annual appropriation and prior bonds are validated.
The amendment would remove the present constitutional limit on the county property tax levy based on 14.285 million assessed valuation and allow an excess only by a vote of the people. It would also authorize the State Legislature to set county mill levy limits. Continued on page.
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