Miller v. Burk

OPINION

By the Court,

Gibbons, C. J.:

Petitioners challenge real parties in interest’s candidacies for state offices or positions on local governing bodies based on the Nevada Constitution’s Article 15, Section 3(2) term-limit amendment. That amendment, which became effective in late November 1996, provides that a person may not serve more than 12 years in any state office or as a member of any local governing body. The primary question presented here is whether that amendment applies to an individual who was elected to a term of office before the amendment’s effective date but commenced serving…