Nebraska constitutional amendments on ballot for 1966 vote
Legal notice outlines four proposed amendments from the 1965 legislature. Amendment 1 eliminates ineligibility to hold another state office during the term. Amendment 2 allows travel expenses and per diem for legislators. Amendment 4 enlarges the State Board of Education from six to eight and shortens terms from six to four years. The text references age residency requirements for governor and lieutenant governor and rules on sectarian funding and schooling.
Nebraska proposed constitutional amendment on state education board
Proposed amendment to article seven section fifteen would reorganize the State Board of Education into eight members elected from eight districts. Members serve four year terms, nonpartisan ballots, no pay but expense reimbursement. In 1968 four members elected. thereafter four-year terms from districts. Also proposed Amendment No 5 would authorize fixing land tax value for agricultural use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
Nebraska
Nebraska proposed amendment on taxation and property classes
The proposed amendment to Article VIII outlines state and local tax methods, uniform valuation, motor vehicle tax options, and separate classes for trucks and interstate vehicles. It authorizes land value for agricultural use, allows intangible property taxation rules, and permits exemptions for pension and employee benefit funding. It also notes live stock as a tax class and requires further action by the Legislature.
Nebraska amendment on sectarian instruction and school funding
Proposed constitutional amendment prohibits sectarian instruction and state support for denominational schools while allowing transportation for compliant elementary and secondary schools. It also adds removal or retirement procedures for state justices and judges.
Nebraska Judicial Qualifications Amendments Restated
Proposed amendment package details a Commission on Judicial Qualifications with mixed judge and lay member appointments, chair selection, and majority rule. It outlines removal and retirement grounds for justices and judges, confidential proceedings, and Supreme Court involvement, plus a provision about alternative removal methods. Also notes an optional income tax framework tied to U S law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On Judicial Qualifications
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Commission of
Masters
Commission
Amendment proposals govern legislative terms and salaries
Proposed Amendment No 3 would allow state or local government units to contract for services or training with private commercial and vocational schools. The text cites Section 7 of Article III, outlining nonpartisan nominations, staggered four and two year terms, salary caps at two hundred dollars monthly, mileage, and per diem provisions for legislators.
Nebraska Constitution Section on Sectarian Instruction
The text cites Section 11 of Article VII of Nebraska’s Constitution, prohibiting sectarian instruction in public schools. It references the general election in November and the legislative apparatus answering or enforcing this constitutional provision.
Proposed Nebraska Amendments on Tax Law Governor Term Limits
The document outlines several proposed constitutional amendments including Section 1B authorizing the Legislature to adopt an income tax law based on U S law when such tax is adopted, Amendment No 9 restricting governors to a four year ineligibility after two consecutive elected terms, and Amendment No 11 detailing deductions for administering unsold school lands before income distribution. It also notes that tax and assessment charges on delinquent real property could not be released and that pay ment or cancellation of taxes may be provided for by law for real estate owned by the state or its divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
United States
Torney
Constitutional Amendments On Education and Taxation Proposals
The text outlines proposed constitutional amendments addressing how education funds shall be invested and utilized. It covers investment of state and local government funds, including retirement funds, and sets rules for allocating revenue from new taxes to common schools. It also discusses apportionment of legislative seats and restrictions on state property taxes, with a minimum allocation to schools.
Amendment outlines executive officer terms and appointments
The amendment details which officers constitute the state executive and how they are elected or appointed, including term lengths for Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Auditor and Treasurer, residency, and removal powers. It also notes a proposed Amendment No 10 on tax payment or cancellation for state real estate.
Amendment to Constitution Article VIII Section 4
A short amendment to Article VIII Section 4 of the Constitution is proposed. The text specifies changes to the provision previously adopted by the legislative body, outlining the altered scope and implementation details.
Proposed Nebraska constitutional amendments for 1966 election
The document outlines proposed amendments to the Nebraska Constitution for the November 1966 ballot. It specifies Article VII section 9 funds as trust funds to be preserved and invested by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, guaranteeing perpetual preservation and pledging the interest to grant purposes. It also proposes adding Article XV section 17, and references other constitutional provisions related to the amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Supreme Court
State of
Board of Educational Lands
Nebraska constitutional amendments debated in 1966 bloc
The text outlines proposed constitutional amendments No. 14 and No. 15 from the 1966 Nebraska ballot. No. 14 would bar state property taxes if a general sales or income tax is adopted, directing at least 20 percent of tax proceeds to common schools. No. 15 seeks to exempt life insurance and life insurance annuity contracts from intangible property tax, including pension rights.
Tax exemptions in state constitution section 2 proposed by Legislature
The text outlines exemptions from property tax for agricultural and horticultural societies, educational religious charitable or cemetery properties used without profit. It also covers exemptions for household goods, value formulas, highway shade tree value, paraplegic or widowed veterans, and intangible property like life insurance and pension rights. No property may be exempt beyond constitutional provisions.
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Nebraska
Eeeka
Lemiglabur
Veterans’ Administration of the
United States
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