Legal Opinion
Stumpf v. Lau
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided September 18, 1992No. 23517PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*827OPINION
By the Court,
Springer, Vice-Chief Justice;
On August 19, 1992, this court issued an alternative writ of mandamus to the Secretary of State ordering the Secretary either to remove from the November ballot an initiative proposal that seeks to place limits on the number of terms a United States Congressman or Senator from Nevada may serve, or show cause why the proposal should not be rejected.1 The writ was issued on *828three grounds. First, it appeared that if the initiative were approved by the voters, Nevada would be approving a law or an amendment of the state constitution that was…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 349, State Question No. 642Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 344, State Question No. 630Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
- Advisory Opinion to Atty. Gen.-Limited Political TermsSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Lundberg v. KoontzNevada Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by35 opinions
- U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- In Re Initiative Petition No. 360Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Garvin v. Ninth Judicial District Court of the State of NevadaNevada Supreme Court · 2002
- Herbst Gaming, Inc. v. Sec'y of StateNevada Supreme Court · 2006
- Nevadans for Nevada v. BeersNevada Supreme Court · 2006
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