Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-05-25
The NEW BALLOT LAW.

IullV:
Section l. All ballots cast ia elections for
public officers Within this state shall o.
prin, cd and distributed at public expense, as
hereinafter provided. he printing Of gem
sral tickets aud cards of instruction for he
electors for each county. AMI the delivery Of
the same to the el ctipn officers, a. provided
for IN this Act. shall be n county charge. the
payment OF which shall be provided for IN
the same manner As the payment of OF er
county expenses. and In case of separate
elections for city. town or district officers the
printing and de livery of tickets ana cards Of
instruction shall boa charge upon tn city
town or district In WHEN snid tickets and
cards are to be used. the payment OF which
shall be prov dcd r In the same manner
the payment of other city, county or district
expenses.
Sec. 2. Any cony Btion, as hereinafter de-
nned held for the purpose Of msking nomi-
nations r public offre- aud also clectors TO
the number hereinafter specified, may nomi-
nate candidates for public offces. to be d led
BY election within the State. convenlo on
within the meaning OF this Act In an ofVan-
lied assembiage Of delegates fepre-eniing a
political party. whic,. at the last election. be-
fore the holdin OF such convention.
polled AZ least three per mt. OF the entire
vote cast In the state, county, strict o.
other political division, for watch tn nomi
nation is made.
Sec. 8. All Nominations made by any such
convention shall be Ger flied as follows The
ceftluchte OF nomination, which must Dc III
writing, khall contain the name OF each per
son nominated, his residence and the Office
for which he 10 nominated. and shall desi.-
nate the party or principle which such con-
vention represents. IL shall b. signed by the
Chairman and Secretary of such convention.
who shall add to their signitures their re-
spectiye places of residence, and make OATH
before an officer aul horized to administer the
same, that the matt, rs stated in such run
cate are trne to the best OF their knowle dg'
and haliaf and a rprtineate n he snid Oafl
shall be annexed to said certificate of nomi-
nation.
Bec.4 A candidate for public Office may
be nominated Otherwise than by convention
In the manner following: certificate OF
nomination containing the name of the can
didAte to be nominated, with the other inof-
nation required to be given In the certificate
provided for In section three OF this Act,
shall be signed by electors residing within
the district or political division for which
candidates are to be presented. quail in mum
Der to at least three per cent. OF the entire
vote cast at tho last preceding election in the
state, district or political division for which
the nomination IL to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall no, be valid unless
signed by three voters Said sianitures nee
NOT all be appended to one paper, but each
signer shall add to his signature his place of
residence. One of the signers of each such
certificate shall swear that the statements
,herein are true to the best of his knowledge
and belief, and certificate Of sucn oath shall
be annexed. Such certificate of nomination
ahAll have the same effect AS a certificate OF
nomination made by party convention.
Sec. 8. Certificates of nomination of can
didates for offices to be voted for hv the
electors of the entire State, shall be led wit
the Secretary of State, Certificates OF nomi-
nation of candidates for all other public Off
ces hall be iled with the Clerks of the re-
spective counties wherein the officers are TO
be voted for, and where district embraces
more than one county, such certificate shall
~ Had ha Cl..rlx Mt aurh Afa
ties
Sec 6. No certificate of nomination shall
contain the name of more than one CANDIDATE
for each ONCE to be filed No person shall
Join In nominating, under the provisions of
Section of this Act, more than one nominee
for each office TO be filed and no person who
has vo ed in convention. either IN person or
by proxy, for or against candidate for any
ONCE, shall join In nominating. In any man
ner, any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept n nomination to more
III An one office.
Sec. Z. Certificates of nomination required
to be filed with the Secretary of State shall
be filed not more than 60 days nor lass than
20 days before the day of election when tn.
nomination Is made by convention, and uot
more than so days nor less than 80 days before
the day OF election when the nomination is
made under the provisions Of section four of
t,is Act. Should a vacancy occur from any
cause In the list of nominees for any office,
such vacancy may be fl led at any time before
the day OF election by the convention, or by n
committee to which the convention has dele,
gated the power to I'LL vacancies, or by pei
lions, as provided in section four of this Aci,
The Chairman and Secretary OF the conven-
ton. or Of such committee, or such petition
srs shall make and file with the proper utflc r
= certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to NIL such vacancy, the
ONCE for which he il nominated the mime OF
the person for whom the new nominee is To
be substituted. and such further information
~ Is required to be given ia an original ccni-
hcate of nomination When such CO tidcaie
IL died, the officer with whom II is flied shall
substitute the name of the person therein
for the original nominee, by printing, II
PRACTICAL u, or by writing the name Of the
person thus substituted.
Sec. Z. Not iess thar % days before au
election to I'LL any public office the See etary
OF State shall certify to the County Clerk Of
each county within the State the nsme Of
each person, and the name OF the Office for
which he is nominated, as specified in the
certificate OF nomination filed with MIN
Sec. 0, Not less than 10 days before an
election to NIL any pubic ofiico or offices the
County Clerk shall cause to be publlshsd all
the nominations certified to or hled with him
Said nominations shall be published Ia a
newspaper printed within the county. When
no newspaper is printed within tina eouuty,
the publication shall be made by posting n
copy of the ballot in bile place In each
precinct within the county, one OF which
copies shall be posted at the court house door
when publication is made by printing In
newspapers, ut least two publications by such
newspaper shall be required, one OF which
shall appear In the last regular issue of such
paper before election day.
Sec. 10. When n proposed Consultation,
constitutional amendment or other question
10 to he submitted for popular vote, the sec
rotary of State shall certify the same to the
several County Clerks, and said County
Clerks shall publi-h the same as provided III
ssstion nine of this Act
Sec. IL. II shall be the duty OF the County
Clerk to provide printed ballots for every
election for public offices, in which any voters
within tho county participate, and TO cause 10
be printed in the ballot prescribed herein, the
name of each and every candidate whose
name has been certified to, or filed with him.
ss provided in this Act Ballots othei than
those printed, AS provided in this Act, shall
not be cast, or counted in any election all
ballots shall he printed on tinted paper, far
nished by the Secretary Of State. 1t sha al be
the duty OF the Secretary " State to obtain.
and keep on hand, a sufficient supply of such
paper for ballots, and to furnish the same in
quantities ordered to any County CLERK Said
paper shall be water-marked with design
furnished by the Secretary of state, in such
manner that the said waternark shsll be
plainly discernable on the outside of such
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