The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-22
Our New Election Law
An Act Relating to Elections and to
More Fully Secure the Secrecy
ofthe Ballot.
APPROVED MARCH IS, 1891.

tious luz puDuc Omcers Wltuiu luis
State, shall be printed and distributed
ut 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, the printing
and delivery OF tickets and cards of in
struction shall be II charge upon the
city, town OF district in which said
tickets and cards are to be used, the
payment of which shall be provided for
III 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-
dales for public offices, to be filled by
election within the State. A conven-
ton within the meaning of this A t is
an organized a>semblage 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 he State,
county, district or other political divis-
ion, Tor which the nomination is made.
Sec. 3. All nominations made by
any such convention Shall he certified
ns follows The certificate of nomina-
| ton, which must be III writing, shall
contaiu the name of ea b person nomi
uated, 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 signatures their respective places
| Of residence, and make oath before an
officer authorized to administer the
same, that the matters stat ed in such
certificate are true to the best of their
knowledge and bel of, and certificate
of the said oath shall be annexed to said
certificate of nomination.
Sec. 4 A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by II
convention in the manner following: A
certificate of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
vi the other information requ red to be
given in the certificate provided for III
!, ction three Of this Act, shall be sign O
oy electors residing within the distric,
n political division for which candidates
are to be presented, equal in number to
At leas. three per cent. of the entire VOTE
east at the last preceding election III tht
State, district or political division foi
which the nomination is to be made
provided, that such certificate shall moi
oe valid unless signed by three voters
SAID signatures need not Ill be append
ed TO one paper, but each signer shall
add to his signature his place of resi-.
dence. One of the signers of each such
certificate shall swear that the state
ments therein made are true to the bes
OF his knowledge and belief, and certi
icate OF such oath shall be annexed
ouch ceidno"'e "a 'oiii'''ie
havr the same enect us q eef.ihca.e o
nomination made oya party cohVehtio"
Sec. s. Certificates OF nomination o
candidates for offices to be voted for b,
the electors of the entire State, shall b.
filed with he Ser, tary Of State. Ger
tificates of nomination of candidates TO
all o'her public offices shall be file,
with the Clerks of the respective coun
ties wherein the officers are to be votes
for, and where district embraces NOR
than one county, such certificate shaI
be- filed with the Clerk OF each Of Sal
counties.
Sec. 6. No certificate of nominatio
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