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TEXT OF THE AMENDMENT

IEAI OF III ANlENDhEN1
BE 1T ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
NEBRASKA:
That Section of Article III of the Constitution of Nebraska be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. l. CONNIE. ing with the regular session Of the Legislature
authority of the state shall be vested in a Legislature consisting Of one
chamber The people reserve for themselves, however, the power to
propose laws, and amendments to the constitution, and to enact or
reject the same at the polls. independent of the Legislature, and also
reserve n power a their own option to approve r reject at the polls any
authority vested by the constitution or laws of the state in the Senate,
House of Representatives. or Joint session Thereof. in O far as annE.
cab :, shall be and hereby is vested in said Legislature of one chamber.
Al provisions in the constitution and laws of the state relating to the
LEGISLATURE Senate tn House o Representatives, joint sessions of
the Senate and House of Representatives, Senator, " member of the
House of Representatives, shall, in SO far as said provisions are appi-
cable, apply to and mean said Legislature of one chamber hereby
created and the members thereof. All references to Clerk of House
the Clerk of the Legislature of n chamber. All references to Speaker
O. n House OF Representatives o temporary president Of the Senate
constitution requires submission Of any matter to. O action by, the
House Of Representatives. the Senate, o. joint session thereof, or the
members of either body o both bodies, it shall after January first,
nineteen hundred and thirtyseven, be construed to mean the Legisla-
That Section S of Article III of the Constitution of Nebraska be
amended to read s follows:
Sec. S. At the regular session Of the Legislature held n the cal
nineteen hundred and thirty five the Legislature shall BY law deter
mine the number Of members to be elected and divide the state in
Legislative Districts. In the creation Of such Districts, any county
that contains population sufficient to enthIe it to two or more mem
bers OF the Legislature shall be divided into separate and distinct
Legislative Districts. a nearly equal in population as may be COM
posed of contiguous and compact territory. After the creation of such
districts. beginning n nineteen hundred and thntyax and every two
ear ear ohe emu OF te legislature shall e elected from
each such District. The basis Of apporhonment shall be the population
excluding aliens. a shown by next preceding federal census. In like
manner when necessary o a correction of inequalities in the popula-
ton of such districts the state NAV be redistricted from time to time,
That Section 6 of Article III of the Constitution of Nebraska be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 6. The Legislature shall consist of not more than fifty mem
bers and not less than thirty members The sessions of the Legisa-
ture shall be biennial excert as otherwise provided by this constitution
or as may Be otherwise provided BY law.
That Section 7 Of Article III Of The. Constitution of Nebraska be
Sec T. Members Of the Legislature shall be elected for a term of
two years beginning At noon on the first Tuesday in January at the
year next ensuing the. general election at which they were elected.
Each member shall be nominated and elected in a non-partisan manner
and without any indication on the ballot that he is affiliated with or
endorsed by any political party or organization. The aggregate sal