Nebraska Legislature
Legislative branch of the state government of Nebraska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Nebraska Legislature[1] (also called the Unicameral)[2] is the legislature of the U.S. state of Nebraska. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. With 49 members, known as "senators",[3] the Nebraska Legislature is the smallest U.S. state legislature. A total of 25 members is required for a majority; however, in order to overcome a filibuster, a two-thirds vote of all members is required, which takes 33 votes.[4]
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Nebraska Legislature | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 2 consecutive terms |
Leadership | |
Executive Board Chair | |
Executive Board Vice Chair | |
Structure | |
Seats | 49 |
Legislature political groups | Officially nonpartisan
Majority (33)
Minority (16)
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Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Article III, Nebraska Constitution |
Salary | $12,000/year + per diem |
Elections | |
Legislature voting system | Top-two primary |
Last Legislature election | November 8, 2022 (24 seats) |
Next Legislature election | November 5, 2024 (25 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislature control |
Meeting place | |
Nebraska State Capitol Lincoln | |
Website | |
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Unlike the legislatures of the other 49 U.S. states and the U.S. Congress, the Nebraska Legislature is unicameral. It is also nonpartisan in that it does not officially recognize its members' political party affiliation or a formal partisan leadership structure. All 49 members elect, by secret ballot, the Legislature's officers (except the Lieutenant Governor, who serves as President of the Legislature) and committee chairs with the aim of ensuring lawmakers select leaders they truly support without undue pressure or influence from other branches of government, the political parties, or other sources of outside influence.