CHACHAS v. MILLER

No. 41461.

83 P.3d 827 (2004)

George CHACHAS, Appellant, v. Robert B. MILLER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 11, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia D. Cafferata, Reno, for Appellant.

Goicoechea, DiGrazia, Coyle & Stanton, Ltd., and Gary E. DiGrazia, Elko, for Respondent.

Brian Sandoval, Attorney General, and Matthew L. Jensen, Deputy Attorney General, Carson City, for Amicus Curiae Secretary of State.

Keith Loomis, Carson City, for Amicus Curiae Nevada Association of County Clerks and Election Officials.

Before the Court En Banc.


OPINION

ROSE, J.

In this appeal, we consider whether Robert B. Miller, who was re-elected mayor of the City of Ely, satisfied the residency requirements to hold the office of mayor. The district court concluded that in order to be eligible to serve as mayor, Miller must have been legally domiciled in Ely for one year prior to being elected. After concluding that Miller satisfied this requirement, the district court dismissed the election contest and...

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