State of Nevada Employees Ass'n v. Lau

OPINION

By the Court,

Rose, C. J.:

Petitioners contend that because Bob Miller (Miller) served as acting governor for 734 days, he is ineligible for reelection pursuant to Article 5, section 3 of the Nevada Constitution.1 For reasons stated below, we reject this argument.

*717Richard Bryan (Bryan) began his second term as governor of Nevada on Monday, January 5, 1987. His official term of office would have lasted until the first Monday in January four years later, when his successor would have been installed. However, Bryan was subsequently elected to the United States Senate at the 1988 general…