FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: July 25, 2008
CONTACT: Bob Walsh
rwalsh@sos.nv.gov
(702) 486-2436
(702) 460-7223 (cellular)
SECRETARY OF STATE ROSS MILLER’S OFFICIAL COMMENT ON THE NEVADA SUPREME COURT’S TERM LIMITS DECISION
(Carson City, NV; July 25, 2008) – In response to today’s Nevada Supreme Court decision regarding term limits, Secretary of State Ross Miller issued the following statement:
“I am pleased and grateful for the court’s expediency in providing a well-reasoned, fair decision. This decision is a victory for the people of Nevada. It has been and remains the priority of this office to uphold the will of the people of Nevada, and this decision further reaffirms that priority. It also reaffirms the legal obligation of the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to enforce Nevada’s election laws.
This decision should not, in any way, detract from the records of public service of the affected office holders. Each of them has served their respective constituency with integrity, setting admirable standards for public service.”
CANDIDATES INELIGIBLE FOR 2008 GENERAL ELECTION
| COUNTY | CANDIDATE | OFFICE |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill | Lynn Pearce | County Commissioner – Dist. 3 |
| Churchill | Harold “Hal” Newman | Mosquito & Weed Abatement |
| Clark | Bruce Woodbury | County Commissioner – Dist. A |
| Clark | Thalia Dondero | Regent, State University- Dist. 3 |
| Clark | Mary Beth Scow | Trustee, Clark County School District A |
| Clark | Ruth Johnson | Trustee, Clark County School |
| Douglas | James Beattie | Kingsbury GID |
| Douglas | Robert Cook | Kingsbury GID |
| Douglas | Bruce Jacobsen | Town of Minden |
| Douglas | Randall Slater | Town of Gardnerville |
| Douglas | Raymond Wilson | Town of Minden |
| Humboldt | John Milton | County Commissioner – Seat B |
| Humboldt | Linda Schrempp | School District Board – Seat C |
| Lyon | Beverly Landolt | South Lyon County Hospital District Trustee |
| Lyon | Charles Lawson | Stagecoach GID Trustee |
| Nye | Cindy Kaminski | Tonopah Town Board |
| Pershing | Todd A. Plimpton | School Trustee – Seat B |
| Storey | Brad Bryant | GID Seat 2C |
| Washoe | James Ainsworth | Sun Valley GID Trustee |
| Washoe | Gerald Schumacher | South Truckee Meadows GID |
| Washoe | Harold Rosenberg | Regent, State University – Dist. 10 |