The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-03-01
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW.

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ination made by individual electors as
aforesaid, of candidate for any Office to
be filed by the electors of the state at
large, or for member of congress, shall
be signed by not less than 25O electors
of the state; and of acandidate for any
Office to be filed by the electors of an
electoral district or county of the state,
shall be signed by not less than so cleo
tors of such district or county and of a
candidate for any Office to be filed by
the electors of a precinct, or for the Office
of constable or justice of the peace, shall
be signed by not less than ten electors of
such precinct or justice of the peace dis
trict. Each elector signing certificate
of nomination shall add to his signature
his place of residence, with the street
and number thereof, if any, and each
elector shall be qualified to subscribe to
only one such certificate of nomination
for each Office to be filed at the election.
Except in the case of electors of presi-
dent and yicetpresidenI of the United
States. every such certificate of nominal
ton made by Individual electors shall
contain the name of only one candidate
At least two of the ,signers to each such
certificate of nomination made by in
dividual electors, shall swear Cor affirm)
before some person authorized to admin
lister oaths, that the statements, and
signatures therein are true, and that the
requisite number of signers thereto are
qualified to make such nomination, and
the certificate of such oath or affirmation
shall be annexed to the certificate of
nomination.
Sec. "a. All certificates of nomination
ehall state such facts as are required by
this act, and also: 1. The name of the
candidate; 2. The office for which he is
nominated; 3. The party of political
principle which he represents, expressed
in not more than three words; 4. His
place of residence, with street and num-
ber thereof, if any. In the case of cleo
tors of president and vice-president of
the United Stated, the names of the
candidates for president and vice-presi-
dent they represent may be added 10 the
party or political appellation, and the
names of all the nominees for electors of
president and yice-president may be up
on the same certificate of nomination.
Sec. 80. No person who is not an cleo
tor shall be qualified to join in nominat-
ing any candidate. No elector shall be
qualified to join in certificate of nomi-
nation made by individual electors in
nominating more than one person for
each Office to be filed. No person shall
be qualified to be candidate for more
than one Office to be filed at the same
election.
Sec. 36. A certificate of nomination
may be accompanied by the acceptance
of the nominee, in which ease the ac-
ceptance shall be indorsed upon the GER
tificate of nomination and signed by the
nominee, or it may be by letter or tel
egram from the nominee attached to the
certificate Of nomination and fled there
with. If the certificate of nomination is
not thus accompanied by the acceptance
OF the nominee, he NAV, at any time al
ter the certificate of nomination is filed,
and before the time for filing nomination
for such Office has expired, file his accep-
tance thereof in the same manner in the
same office where the certificate of nom
ination is filed. The officer with whom
1t is filed shall indorse the same and at
tach it to the certificate of nomination
to which it refers. Sever ali different GER
tificates of nomination may thus be filed
person so nominated so accepts one of
said nominations, it shall be sufficient,
and shall be equivalent TO accepting each
one of said nominations to the same of.
flee. But unless said nominee accepts a
nomination as a candidate for some office
in some one of the ways and within the
time aforesaid ,he shall not be considered
as fully nominated, and his name shall
not be placed upon the ballots
Sec. 81. All certificates of nomination
of candidates for office to be filled by the
electors of the state at large, and for
members OF congress- shall be filed with
the secretary of state. If such certificate
of nomination be made by a convention
or assembly, it shall be filed with the
secretary of state not more than 100 days
and not less than 45 days, before the day
fixed by law for the election. If fsuch GER
tificate of nomination be made by indi-
vidual electors, it shall be fled with the
secretary OF state not more than 100 and
not less than 80 days before the day fixed
by law for the election.
Sec. 3S. ALI certificates of nomination
of candidates for offices to be filed by