Norris worked diligently to create the Unicameral. Source: NETV. Click here to see a video segment about the Unicameral. You'll need the QuickTime Player.

Senator Norris wrote and promoted the Nebraska constitutional amendment that created the Unicameral Legislature in Nebraska, which is unique among the 50 states. He promoted the unicameral visiting every section of the state. The Unicameral was approved by voters in 1934 and started in 1937.

Norris' brochure entitled Vote for One-House Legislature. Source — NSHS. Click on the image for a larger version.

In 1944, the legislature compared the Unicameral to the old Bicameral. Look for the "Cost" section and compare 1933 and 1941, both of which had sessions 99 days in length. Source — NSHS. Click on the image for a larger version.

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