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Nebraska lawmakers vote to repeal death penalty; Ricketts has promised a veto
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP May 20, 2015 05:45pm |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Joe Duggan |
| Media | Newspaper - Omaha World Herald |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 20, 2015 06:10:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In a monumental vote Wednesday, the Nebraska Legislature passed legislation to end the death penalty.
With Gov. Pete Ricketts vowing to veto the repeal bill, attention now turns to an override vote that will likely take place next week.
Lawmakers voted 32-15 Wednesday to give third-round approval to Legislative Bill 268, which replaces lethal injection with a maximum punishment of life in prison. A minimum of 30 votes is needed to override a veto.
“There should be no doubt this is a liberal Legislature that could care less about the people of Nebraska,” Kintner said moments after the vote. |
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