The campaign manager for Judges Erika Mendoza and Tina Talim says campaign guidelines provided by Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar’s office indicated their campaign contributions were permitted. (Mendoza and Talim campaign photos; Aguilar photo by Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current)
Clark County Judges Erika Mendoza and Tina Talim are in violation of Nevada campaign finance law, which limits contributions in a special election from an individual or entity to $5,000 per election, according to complaints filed with the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office.
Nevada’s campaign finance law clearly states candidates may receive contributions of $5,000 for the primary election and $5,000 for the general election from the same individual or entity. But it makes no mention of special election limits, an ambiguity acknowledged by the Secretary of State’s Office.
Mendoza and Talim were appointed as judges earlier this year by Gov. Joe Lombardo and are now running to retain those seats .
Mendoza , a candidate for Clark County District Court Dept. 27, received two contributions of $10,000 as of Sept. 30.