The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-08
Our New Election Law
An Act Relating to Elections and to
More Fully Secure the Secrecy
of the Ballot.
APPROVED MARCH 10, 1891.

St,tIe, Shhu 10 piluleu hhu NiotiiouIou
at public expense, as hereinafter pro-
vided. The printing OF general tickets
and cards Of instruction for the electors
of each county, and the delivery OF the
same to the election officers, as provid-
ed for in this Act, shall be county
charge, the payment OF which shall be
provided for in the same manner as the
payment Of other county expenses, and
in case of separate elections for city,
town or district officers, tho printing
and delivery of tickets and cards of in
struction shall be charge upon the
city, town or district in which said
tickets and cards are to be used, the
payment Of which shall be provided for
in the same manner as the payment of
other city, county or district expenses.
Sec. 2. Any convention. as herein
after defined, held for the purpose of
making nominations for public office
and also electors to the number herein
after specified, may nominate candi-
dates for public offices, to be filled by
election within the State. A conven-
ton within the meaning of this A''t is
an organized assemblage of delegates
representing political party, which, at
the last election, before the holding of
such convention, polled at least three
per cent. of the entire vote of the State,
county, district or other political divis.
ion, for which the nomination is made.
Sec. 8. All nominations made by
any such convention shall be certified
as follows: The certificate Of nomina-
ton, which must be.in writing, shall
contain the name Of earh person nomi-
mated, his residence and the Office for
which he is nominated, and shall desig-
nate the party or principle which such
convention represents. 1t shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary
of such convention, who shall add to
their aignatures their respective places
of residence, and make oath before ar
| officer authorized to administer tbs
same, that the matters stated in such
certificate are true to the best of theil
knowledge and belief, and certificate
| of the said oath shall be annexed to sale
| certificate of nomination.
Sec. 4. A candidate for public offic,
may be nominated otherwise than by
convention in the manner following: 4
certificate of nomination containing tn
name of the candidate to be nominated
with the other information required to b
given in the certificate provided for il
section three of this Act, shall be signe,
by electors residing within the distric
or political division for which candidate
are to be presented, equal in number Il
at least three per cent. of the entire vot
cast at the last preceding election in tn
State, district or political division fo
which the nomination is to be made
provided, that such certificate shall nc
be valid unless signed by three voters
Said signatures need not all be append
ed to one paper, but each signer sha
add to his signature his place of res
dence. One OF the signers Of each sue
certificate shall swear that the stat,
ments therein made are true to the be-
of his knowledge and belief, and cert
ficate OF such oath shall be annexe
Such certificate of nomination sha
have the same effect as a certificate
nomination made by party convention
Sec. S. Certificates OF nomination
candidates for offices to he voted for b
the electors OF the entire State, shall
filed with the Secretary of State. Ce
; tificates of nomination of candidates 4
all other public Offices shall be FL
with the Clerks Of the respective cou
ties wherein the officers are to be vot
for, and where district embraces mo
than one county, such certificate sh
} be filed with the Clerk OF each of Sd
counties.
Sec. 6. No certificate Of nominate
shall contain the name OF more than Q
candidate for each Office to be filled
person shall join in nominating, unc
the provisions of section four of I
Act, more than one nominee for eG
Office to be filled. and no pers
who has voted in convention, either
person or by proxy, for or againt c.
didate for any Office, shall join ia MOI
r mating, in any manner, any other mol
;. nee for that Office, and no person 81
accept nomination to more than
office.
Sec. z. Certificates OF nomination
quired to be filed with the Secretar,
State shall be filed not more than ii
days nor less than forty days before
day of election when the nomination
made by convention, aud not m
I. than sixty days nor less than thirty d
- before the day OF election when
nomination is made under tho pro
= ions Of section four Of this Act. Ct
ficates OF nomination required to be
with the County Clerks shall be
not more than fifty days and not
OF than thirty days before the day of 81
ion, when the nomination is made
convention and not more than fifty
nor less than twenty days before the
Of election, when the nomination
made under the provisions Of soc
four OF this Act. Should vacancy
cur from any cause in the list
.--, nominees for any Office, such vacs
III may be filed at any time before the
~ of election by the convention, or
committee to which the convention
delegated the power to ill vacancies
by petitions, az provided in section
\ OF this Act. The Chairman and Sc
N tary Of the convention, or Of such C
n mittee, or such petitioners, shall II
81 aud file with the proper officer o Gel
an cate, setting forth the name Of the pc
81 nominated to fill such vacancy, the q
MI for which he is nominated. the nan
III tho person for whom the new nom
III is 10 be substituted, and such furthe
IN formation as is required to be give
III an original certificate Of nominal
When such certificate Is hled, the Of
g with whom it is Hled shall substitute
name of the person therein for the q
nal nominee, by printing. II practic