High court hears term limit arguments

The Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments today in the term limits cases of two groups of elected officials: legislators, who are deemed elected the day after the ballots are cast, and everyone else, who are deemed elected when they take their oath of office in January.

The court is expected to take its next action on or shortly after July 14th. The court ruling will be significant either way. They may confirm term limits partially for Clark County Commisioner Bruce Woodbury and company but not legislators like Assembly Speaker Barbara Buckley and Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio, or give all of them the boot, or go the other way and preserve all of them.

The legal steps that begin here will be historic, setting the tone for future term limits challenges before this court.