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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1972
Page
5
Legal notice outlines proposed constitutional amendments from the 82nd Legislature including removal of obsolete bicameral language, budget and veto reforms, judicial district changes for juveniles, and budget bill procedures. It details sections to be submitted for approval at the May 1972 primary and explains voting thresholds and legislative processes.
The amendment seeks to clarify the Legislature’s duty to certify the election winner with the highest vote count for each executive office, retaining current language and adding meaning. It also outlines sections 4 and 8 of the state constitution detailing sealed returns, selection in ties, Supreme Court clerks and budgets, and state copyright of reports.
Proposed Amendment No 8 would remove the current 20 year voting age and align with the 2nd Amendment of the U S Constitution stating 18 as the minimum. It asks voters to support changing Article VI section 1 so that every U S citizen aged eighteen, resident in the state, county, and voting precinct for required terms, becomes an elector.
Amendment No 2 would remove the rule that appropriations extend only to the first fiscal quarter after the next regular session adjourns. It would let the Legislature set one year or longer appropriations and tighten deficiency limits to revenue raised for the period. For Against.
Section 22 requires the Legislature to make government appropriations. Deficiency funding needs a two-thirds vote of all elected members. Bills for pay of members and officers, and government salaries, must not include other subject matter.
A vote FOR this proposal would require the Legislature to submit, at each regular session, a budget bill to be introduced by the Speaker. The measure sets the process for initiating the budget through the Speaker and aligns with legislative rules.
A brief note discusses procedures when bills face disapproval. It mentions legislative rules and potential steps to address objections, outlining the process without detailing specific bills or outcomes.
A proposal to delete language referencing both senate and house of representatives, noting the 1994 constitutional amendment creating a unicameral legislature. The measure aims to clarify the provisions by eliminating two house references and states for against.
The text proposes that no new executive state office be created except by a two thirds majority of all members elected to the Legislature. It specifies the threshold for creating any such office.
Proposed Amendment No 7 removes obsolete language requiring preparation of a biennial budget for the Supreme Court. The change aligns the constitution with the 1970 amendment establishing annual legislative sessions, updating provisions to reflect annual sessions of the Legislature.
The text proposes adding a constitutional section granting authority for state and local governments to exercise powers and perform functions jointly or cooperatively with other entities. It notes the Legislature would retain power to enact laws regulating and restricting this authority and expresses opposition to adopting the section.
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