Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-06-25
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sraoT ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair. aud Clean Elections In the
Future n the Law II Observed.


fApprovsd March IS, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada' rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
aos % follows:
SECTION 1. ALI ballots cast in election
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed Of public ex
n O. hereinafter provided. Tht
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery Of the same 10 the cleo
tion officers, IS provided for In tnis Act,
shall be Q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the SAM
manner - the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for CITY. town or 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 to be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner Is the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Any convention, % hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 70 the number hereinafter speci.
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filed BY election within The
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act IL an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing . political party,
which, 81 the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled a.
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
In the State, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. g.. 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
zach person nominated, his residence and
office for which he 10 nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. II shall be
signed By the CHAIR man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places Of resi-
dence, aud maxi oath before IN officer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certii cate are
true to the best Of their knowledge and
belief, and Q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate of
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
convention In the manner following: A
Certificate Of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other Information required 10 be
given In the certificate provided for In sec.
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district OIL
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented, equal In number to o.
least three per cent Of the entire vote cas-
a. kha 1aak nronaHtnn olaAktnn In Aha 2fata
district or political division for which tn
nomination ID TO be made; provided. tina
such certificate shall not be valid unlesl
signe cd by three voters. Said signature
need not all be appended to n paper. bu
each signer shall add TO his signature hi
place Of residence. One Of the signers o
each such certificate shall swear that tn
statements therein made are true TO Oh
best OF his knowledge and belief, and q Ger
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate Of nomination shall hav'
the same effect a. Q certificate of nomina
tion made by . party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination o
candidates for offices 10 be voted for b.
the electors Of the entire State, shall b
filed with the Secretary Of State. Certi
ficates OF nomination Of candidates for 81
other public Offices shall be hled with tn
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and wher
Q district embraces more than one county
such certificates shall be fled with th
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate Of nominatio
shall contain the name OF more than OF
candidate for each office to be filled. N
person shall join in nominating. undo
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Ac'
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be filed, and no person who has voted I
for or against Q candidate for any ofics
shall Join In nominating. In any manner
any other nominee for that office, and u
person shall accept Q nomination 10 NOR
than one office.
Sec. z. Certificates OF nomination =,
quirsd ito be fled with the Secretary
State shall not be fled more than sixt
days nor less than forty days before th
day OF election when the nomination
made by Q convention, and not more tina
sixty days nor less than thirty days bsfor
the day Of election when the nominatio
10 made under the provisions OF sectio
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occu
from any cause in the list Of nominees fc
any office. such vacancy may be allied al IN
time before the day Of election by the COZ
vention, or by . committee TO which th
convention has delegated the power I
I'LL vacancies. or by petitions. as provide
In section four Of this Act. The Chat
man and Secretary Of the convention, Q
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
certificate, setting forth the name Of th
person nominated 10 I'LL such vacancy, th
Office for which he IL nominated, the nam
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Is 70 be substituted, and such further infol
nation a. IL required 10 be given In o
original certihcats OF nomination. Whe
such certificate IL filed. the officer wit
whom II IL filed shall substitute the name Q
the person therein for the original nom
nee. by printing, II practicable, or by wril
ing the mann Of the person thus subst
tuted.
SEQ. g.. Not less than twenty-five day
before IN election 70 fill any public ofic
, the Secretary Of State shall certify TO th
2County Clerk Of each county within ID
STATE the name Of each person, and th
name Of the Office for which he 10 nomir
sted, o. specified In the certificate Q
nomination fled with him.
SEC. g.. Not less than ten days befor
an election to fill any public Office or Of
ices, the County CLERK shall pause TO b
published all the nominations certified :
or died with him. Said nominations shAl
be published In . newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper /
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy Of th
ballot In . public place In each election
precinct within the county. one Of whicl
copies shall be posted 81 the COURTEOUS
door. When publication IL made by print
ing In newspapers. al least two publication
BY such newspapers shall be required. on
OF which shall appear In the last regulal
Issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution
constitutional amendment or other ques
tion 10 10 be submitted for popular vote
the Secretary Of State shall certify ths
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same a
provided for In section 0 Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty Of the
County CLERK 10 provide printed ballots