From the Las Vegas Sun:

State Sen. Bob Beers, R-Las Vegas, is leading a campaign to persuade the Nevada Supreme Court to retain term limits for public officials.

He has cautioned the justices they may not be reelected if they vote to invalidate the constitutional amendment passed twice by voters.

But Beers may be out of step with the higher-ups in the Nevada Legislature who are arguing the term limits votes were invalid because the question was misleading and did not inform voters of the consequences.

The court has set aside 90 minutes Monday to hear arguments on whether to toss out the term limits that voters made part of the Nevada Constitution.

The term limit amendment was approved by 70 percent of voters in 1994 and by 54 percent in 1996. It limits state senators and Assembly members to 12 years in office; state elective officials to two terms or eight years; and state officials and local government officials to 12 years.

Sen. Randolph Townsend, R-Reno, authorized attorneys for the Legislature to file a “friend of the court” brief arguing that the term limit constitutional amendment is invalid. He took the action as chairman of the bi-partisan Legislative Commission that handles business for the Legislature before session.

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