TORVINEN v. ROLLINS

No. 9433.

560 P.2d 915 (1977)

Roy L. TORVINEN, Appellant, v. Ann ROLLINS, as Registrar of Voters, and William D. Swackhamer, as Secretary of State, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

March 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Tom Ross and Robert A. Grayson, Carson City, for appellant.

Robert List, Atty. Gen., Donald Klasic, Deputy Atty. Gen., Carson City, Larry R. Hicks, Dist. Atty., and Russell S. Nash, Jr., Deputy Dist. Atty., Washoe County, Reno, for respondents.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

On November, 1976, Nevada voters approved a constitutional amendment which increased the elective term of office for district court judges from four to six years.1 Thereafter, appellant sought a declaratory judgment stating the amendment had no effect on the term of office of incumbent judges. However, the district court ruled the amendment applied retroactively to...

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