Nevada court again hearing term limit challenges

The Nevada state Supreme Court holds hearings today on key election-related items including term limits and challenges to initiative petitions.

With elections approaching, the seven justices are racing against time while they consider whether 12-year term limits went into effect in 1996 or 1998.

At least 21 candidates for offices in nine counties face the same question of whether they'll be able to serve if they win re-election.

Nevada Secretary of State Ross Miller's position is that term limits went into effect Nov. 27, 1996, after voters approved the constitutional amendments in 1994 and 1996.

The high court ruling will determine whether state Assembly Democratic Speaker Barbara Buckley, Clark County Commissioner Bruce Woodbury and several long-serving state university regents and school board members would be able to serve another term.