LR18CA LR18CA
2023 2023
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 18CA
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Introduced by Hunt, 8.
Read first time January 11, 2023
Committee: Health and Human Services
1 THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST
2 SESSION, RESOLVE THAT:
3 Section 1. At the general election in November 2024, the following
4 proposed amendment to the Constitution of Nebraska shall be submitted to
5 the electors of the State of Nebraska for approval or rejection:
6 To amend Article I, section 1:
7 I-1 All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain
8 inherent and inalienable rights; among these are life, liberty,
9 reproductive freedom, the pursuit of happiness, and the right to keep and
10 bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home, and others, and
11 for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational use, and all other
12 lawful purposes, and such rights shall not be denied or infringed by the
13 state or any subdivision thereof. To secure these rights, and the
14 protection of property, governments are instituted among people, deriving
15 their just powers from the consent of the governed.
16 Sec. 2. The proposed amendment shall be submitted to the electors
17 in the manner prescribed by the Constitution of Nebraska, Article XVI,
18 section 1, with the following ballot language:
19 A constitutional amendment to protect the right to reproductive
20 freedom.
21 For
22 Against.
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