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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1976
Page
12
Notice outlines measures to be voted upon on November 2 1976 with ballot titles and texts of constitutional amendments proposed by the eighty fourth second session 1976. It includes statements of explanation in italics prepared by the executive board of the legislative council.
The 1975 and 1976 legislatures propose a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature by rule to set the final reading process. A vote for this proposal removes the requirement that all bills be read in full before final passage. A vote against retains the current constitutional rule.
The text proposes amending Article III Section 14 to require reading bills by title, printing copies for members, and delaying final passage until five legislative days after introduction while on file. It restricts bills to a single subject and mandates amendments retain amended sections. It also requires the lieutenant governor or speaker to sign as presiding officer during sessions.
Proposed Amendment No 2 would let the Legislature vote on each vetoed or reduced appropriation item separately rather than the full bill. It would keep current practice for overall bill voting while authorizing line item veto overrides and item specific consideration of appropriations.
A Polk County Nebraska excerpt details proposed constitutional amendments and legislative rules. It discusses governor veto powers, law passage, annual legislative sessions starting January, quorum, officers, and punishment limits. It also covers redevelopment funding by bonds on blighted property and property tax mechanisms.
A constitutional proposal would move regular session start from January to December starting 1976. It would realign the 90 day and 60 day sessions by year parity and shift member terms to begin on the new December date rather than January. The measure keeps the existing January convening date for the current arrangement under present terms.
The item states proposed Amendment No 4 would remove the Lieutenant Governor as presiding officer and delete the Speaker presiding in absence, while allowing the Legislature to choose its presiding officer. It would retain the Lieutenant Governor as presiding officer and keep the Speaker’s role in absence. It also proposes to remove the Speaker presiding requirement and address bill signing. For Section 1. General election question.
The text outlines granting the Legislature power to authorize bonds by cities counties or political subdivisions to acquire and redevelop blighted properties in designated areas with debt paid off through tax revenue based on the increase in property values from improvements. It notes limitations on legislative authority over such actions.
Constitutional amendment seeks to let Legislature authorize contracts with non-public institutions for handicapped student services nonsectarian in nature and allow loans or grants to students in non-public post high schools with federal funds matching and no sectarian use, continues on page.
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