Government

The present constitution was adopted in 1875 and has been amended many times; it replaced the original constitution, adopted in 1866. A 1934 amendment gave Nebraska a unicameral (one-house) legislature. Its 49 members, called senators, are elected for four-year terms on a nonpartisan basis. The legislature convenes in January of each year. Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral legislature.

Elected officials include the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, and auditor, all elected to four-year terms. Most other state officials are appointed by the governor.

The judiciary is headed by a supreme court of seven justices. Other tribunals are a court of appeals, district courts, municipal courts, county courts, and courts of justices of the peace.

Nebraska has 93 counties. The state is represented in Congress by two senators and three representatives.