▁pay ▁for ▁rep airs ▁to ▁roads ▁and ▁brid ges . ▁ ▁Kol ter man ▁voted ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁the ▁death - pen alty ▁repe al , ▁and ▁to ▁override ▁R icket ts ' s ▁v eto ▁of ▁the ▁measure ; ▁he ▁voted ▁for ▁passage ▁of ▁L B 6 2 3 , ▁and ▁to ▁override ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁v eto ; ▁and ▁he ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁gas - tax ▁increase , ▁and ▁to ▁override ▁the ▁v eto . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁session ▁ ▁In ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁session , ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁legisl ature ▁passed ▁three ▁b ills ▁that ▁R icket ts ▁then ▁v eto ed . ▁ ▁L B 5 8 0 ▁would ▁have ▁created ▁an ▁independent ▁commission ▁of ▁citizens ▁to ▁draw ▁new ▁district ▁maps ▁following ▁cens uses ; ▁supp or ters ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁de - polit ic ize ▁the ▁red istrict ing ▁process , ▁while ▁R icket ts ▁maintained ▁that ▁the ▁bill ▁deleg ated ▁the ▁legisl ature ' s ▁constitution al ▁duty ▁of ▁red istrict ing ▁to ▁" an ▁une lect ed ▁and ▁un account able ▁board ". ▁ ▁Kol ter man ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁bill ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 9 – 1 5 ▁passage . ▁ ▁Sp ons or ▁John ▁Mur ante ▁opt ed ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁an ▁override ▁of ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁v eto . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁v eto ed ▁bill , ▁L B 9 3 5 , ▁would ▁have ▁changed ▁state ▁aud it ▁procedures . ▁