Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-12-10
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full 1ext Of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND STUDY ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair. aud Clean Injections 'n Inc
Fature if she Law Is Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

lApproyed Mhron los losA'
Thu People OF the State Of Nevada. rep
resented In senate and Assembly, do en-
40, % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
for publie officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed Of public ex-
pense, IS hereinafter provided. Tn
printing Of general tickets and cards Of
f~nstruetion for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery OF the same 10 the cleo
tion officers, Is provided for in this Act,
shall be Q county charge. the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
tanner a. 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 OF
instruction shall be charged upon the city
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment OF other city
county or district expenses.
SIC. 2. Any oonven tion, 80 hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 70 the number hereinafter speoi-
fed. MAY nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filed By election within The
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblsge oil
delegates representing o political party,
which, 81 the last election. before the
holding Of such convention. polled At
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.
SEQ. 8. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified as foiioTs:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain sac name OF
each person nominsted, his residence ana
ofice for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. II shall be
signed BY the Chairman and Secretary OF
snoh couy On zion, who shall add 10 their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
depce, and make cath before an ofhcer
authorized 70 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief. and . certificate OF the said oath
shall DO annexed 10 said certificate oil
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may BIO nomissted other wise than by Q
onvention In the manner following: A
ertihoate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division fer which candidates are
10 be prsssn ted. equal In number TO at
least three per cent Of The entire vote cast
al the last proceeding election In the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination 10 TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign cd BY three voters. Said signatures
need 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 therein made are true to the
best Of his kaswledge and belief, m q GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Buoh certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect % q certificate Of nomina-
tion inside by Q party convention.
SEQ. s. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices 10 be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Csrti-
fcatss Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public snioes shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, and where
9 district embraces more than one county,
suoh certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each OF said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each office to be filed. No
person shall Join In nominating, under
the provision Of Section 4 OF this Act.
more Than one nominee for each office to
be filed. and no person who has voted In
. oonvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any office.
shall Join In nominating, In any manner
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept . nomination 70 more
than one office.
SEc.7 Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary Of
State shsll not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination Ia
made BY Q convention, and NOS more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
10 made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause In the list OF nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day OF election by the con-
vention. or BY Q committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
In section four OF this Act. The Chair.
man and Secretary Of the convention, or
of such committee, or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
certificate. setting forth the name OF the
person nominated to I'LL such vacancy, the
Office for which he Ii nominated. the name
of the person for whom the new nominee ID
IL 10 be substitutsd, and such further infor.
nation a. IL required TO be given in 90
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate IL filed, the officer with
whom II is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi'
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less han twenty-five day
before an election TO all any public Office
the Secretary OF State shall certify 10 thu
County Clerk OF each county within the
State the name OF each person, and thu
ated, q specified In the certificate Of
nominAtisn fled with him.
SEC. O.. Not less than ten days before
an election 10 ill any public office or Of
fces. the County Clerk shall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified ia
or fled With him. Said nominations shall
be published in . newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper ID
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot In . pablo place In each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted ~ the courthouse
door. When publication 10 made by print
ing In newspapers. stleast two publication
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
issue Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion 10 70 be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary Of State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County CLERKS shall publish the same a.
provided for 10 section Q Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shsll be the duty OF the