Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-01-16
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Novada's New
Election Law.
voItas SHOULD Read AND sTapr IT'S
PROVISIONS.
Fair aaa Clean Elections In the
ru,are if h n IL observed.


Approved March IS, 1884,
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In Senate aud Assembly, do en-
ACT as follows;
sKcrios |. All ballots cast In elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed aud distributed al public es'
pense, a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards 81
Instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery Of the same TO the elee.
zion officers. AZ provided for in this Act
shall be . county charge, the payment Of
which shall be provided for in the same
manner - the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, town OF District officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
Instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the came
manner a. the payment OF other etty,
county or district expenses.
size, 4, ANY convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose of making
nominations for paalic office, and alec
electors 90 the number hereinafter speci.
iaed, may nominate candidates for public
offices, 20 be Oiled by election within ,he
state. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing = political party,
which, ~ the last election. before thu
holding OF such c~onvention. polled At
least three per cent OF the entire vote cas-
In the State, county, district or other polit
icAl division, for which the nomination il
made.
ssu, 3. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows;
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be In writing, shall contain the name Of
each person nominated, his residence and
office for which he IL nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall b.
signed by the Charm aud Secretary o.
sach convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places Of resi.
denoe, and make oath before an officer
authorized 20 administer the same, that
the m Atters stated in such certificate arc
true 20 the best Of their knowledge and
belief. and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate Of
nomination.
SIC, a. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
convention In the manner following; A
esvtidcate Of nomination containing the
anne OF the candidate 20 be nominated,
with the other information required 30 be
given In the certificate provided for in sec.
tion three Of this Act, shall be signed hy
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates arr
90 be presented, equal in number 10 as
least three per cent of the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in the State.
district or political division for which she
nomination is 70 be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters, Said signatures
need not all be appended 10 one paper. but
each signer shall add 10 his signature hi
place Of residence. One Of the signers OF
each such certificate shaM swear that The
statements therein made are true 10 The
best Of his knowledge aud belief, aud Ger
tificate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall hsve
the same effect Is q certificate OF nemina
tion made by q party convention.
SEo. 5. Certificates Of nomination az
candidates for offices 90 be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
hlei with the Secretary of State. Cert
neates Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with TIL
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
she officers are 10 be voted tor, aud where
q District embraces more tasn one county,
sach certificates shall be aled with che
Clerk of each Of said counties.
Sac, 6. Ne certificate % nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office 10 he filled. No
person shall Join in nominating, under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
"a .~a shan ana MAMMA 49, Aaak ~ = -
be dllei, aud 10 person who has voted in
. convention, either in person or By proxy,
for or against . candidate for n eaiee,
shall ioia In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee Tor that Office. and no
person shall accept q nomination 10 more
than enc eface.
Seo.F, Certificates Of nomination re-
qsired 10 be Alsd with the Secretary Of
State shall moi be flied more than sixty
days nor less b forty days before the
day Of election when the nomination is
made BY . convention, aud not more than
sixty days nor less Than thirty DAYS before
ths dsy Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions Of section
toar Of This Act. should q vacancy occur
from any eaase in the list q nominees for
any Office. saeh vacancy may be allied a. any
time before the day Of election By The con.
ventson, or by . committee % which the
eonventioa has delegated the power 10
I'LL vacancies, or by petitions. a. provided
In section foar OF this Act. The Chair,
man aud Secretary of The convention, or
OF saeh committee. or such petitioners
shall make and Gle with the proper officer
> certificate, setting forth the name az the
person nominated 20 all saeh vsoancy, the
etase Tor which lac Is nominated, the name
OF The person tor whom the new nominee il
h 10 be substituted. and such farther infore
nation - IL required 10 be given in an
original certificate o. nomination. When
saeh certificate is aled ,he officer viii
whom itis Glei shall 50 bstiiute the name Of
ths person therein Tor the original nomi
nee, by printing, II p~yseasshis. or by writ,
tag the name Of the psrson thus snast-
tatea.
Sac. : Net less tAsa twenty-five asys
before a. election ~ an sny pahlis oface
The Secretary Of State shall certify 70 she
Ceaaty CLERK II each eaaaty within the
State the nsae at each person, aud the
name % the eAsee for which Ae is nania.
ate3. as specified in the ~sestiaeAte a.
naminssses GteA vita him.
Ssc. 2. Net less ihsa ten 1ays before
an election 10 atl aay eahiie efsee or a.
Sizes, the coenty cierk shall cause % be
pahlished ali the nominations certified to
or ele3 sith him. Said nominations shall
be Published ia = newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the eoenty. the pahhealos
shall he made by posting . eopy Of TIE
ballot To . pablo place in cash election
precaaei within the county. . Of which
shall be posted al the eo1sthoase |
deor. Whea publication is made hy pvlnt.
las IN newspapers, stlsAst twe publications
by zach newspapers shall he required. one |
at which shall appear in The last regular |
az such paper before election day.
SHc, 10. whena proposed Constitution. |
amendment or ether aues
aea u 10 he sahmitteA Tor popular vote
he Secretary 81 State shall certify the
N 10 The several Ceeaty Clerks, and said
Clerks shall puhlisA the sane A.
Tor in section 9 a. this Aea
saN III. hsAall be the dutr Of tn |
seaar Clerk - provide printed ballots