Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-05-18
THE new BALLOT LAW.

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Section 1. All ballots cas, In elections for
pIblic officers within this State shall u
prini ed and distributed at pablo expense, Ne
eral tlckety aud cards of instruction for The
electors for zach county, AM the de livery o.
the same 10 the ri ctiDn officers. as provided
for IN this Act. shall be a counts charge. tuu
5ayn,eut OF ~hieh shall be PfoYided Pr In
she siHne Innnner - the payment of ot er
rouny expenses. aud IN eass of separate
electons for city. toenor district officers the
printing aud delivery Of tickets ana cards e
distraction shall be a charge upon tn city,
town or district in VII ch said tickets aud
saris IRE to be used the payment Of which
shall he prov ded in the SANE manner
ae Payment OF other city. county or district
EXPENSES.
ssc2 Any cony nton, ~ hereinafter de-
sued. held for the purpose Of mpkng nomi-
1aiiyas ( public Office aud also electors 10
hen,tmber hereinafter speein"d. may nnlni.
nat5 candidates for public Offices. 10 be Il led
BY erection within the State. convent on
within the meanlng of this Act Is an organ
fzed assembnge of delegates representing
political party. whch, al he last elect on, be-
fore the holdin of such convention.
polled al least three per nj. OF the entire
Tote cast in the state, county. strict o.
other political division, for which the nomi-
pation Is made
sec. 3. All Nominations made by any such
convention shall be Ger flied rs follows: The
certificate OF nomination, which must be in
writing. shall contain the name of each per
son nominated, his residence and the Office
for which he IL nominated, md shall desi.
nate the party or principle which such con-
yention represents IL shal b. signed By the
Chairman and Secretary of such convention.
who shall add % their signatures tlteir re-
spective places Of residence, aud mEae oat
before al officer an h0ri2ed 10 ADMINISTER the
same that the INIT, " stated in such c,rtin-
cate gre true to- lie best of their knowledg"
and belief, and % certificate of the said oath
shall bc ANNEXED to sud certificate of nomi-
nation.
See. 4. A candidate for public Office may
be nominnted Otherwise than by "A convention
In the manner following A certificate of
nontinaton containing the name Of the can
didatc to be nominated, with the other inlof-
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 ut least three per cent. of the entire
vote cast at the last preceding election III the
State, district or nolitical division for which
the nomination IL to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall no. be valid unless
signed by three voters Said signatures nee
not MI be appended 10 one paper, but each
sgner shall ada to his signature his place of
residence. One of the si9ners of each such
certificate shall swear that the statements
therein are true 70 the best of his knowledge
and belief. and certiueate of such oath shall
be annexed Such certificate OF nomination
shall have the same effect certificate of
nomination made by purity convention.
Sec 5. Certificates of nomination OF can
didates for offices to be voted for by the
cleo ersof the entire State, shall be fl led with
the Secretary of state. Ger ifGAtes of nOmi-
nation OF cintAdstes for all cthsr public OIL
ces hhN be filed with the Clerks of the re-
spectfTe counties wherein the officers are TO
be voted for, and whete a district embraces
more than one county, such certificate shah
be filed with the Clerk of each of said coun-
ties
Sec O. 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 provisions OF
Section of this Act, more thanore nominee
for each office to be filled. and no person who
has w ed in convention, either in person or
ny proxy, for or against candidate for any
Office, shall join i'll nominating. in any man
nsr, any other nominee for that otfices and no
person shall accept a nomination to more
III IN one office
Sec. / Certificates of nomination required
to be flled with the Secretary of State shall
be filed not more than 80 days nor lass than
40 days before the day of election wheu tn.
nomination Is msde 5y convention, and no.
more than 50 days nor less pian 80 days before
the day of election when the nomination is
made under the provisions of section four of
IL Act. Should a vacancy occur from any
cause In the list of nominees for any office,
such vacancy may be ii led at any time before
the day Of election by the convention, or by
committee TO which the convention has dele.
gated the power to I'LL vacancies, or by peli
tions, as provided in section four Of this Act.
The Chairman and Secretary OF The conven-
ton. or of such committee, or such petition
ers shall make and file with the proper otlie r
4 cert ficale setting forth the name of the
person nominated to Ill such vacancy, the
Office for which he Is nominated, the mime OF
the person for whom the new nominee is to
be substituted and snch further information
~ is required ro'be given ia an original ccrti-
UpflfN NJ fpnt Am When Sucb - finsat4a
II tNcN, tnc officer with whom IL is fled shall
subsffpute the name Of the person therein
Tor NE origMag nominee, by printing, il
pra aicabe, or by writing the name OF the
person thus substituted.
Sec. \. Not ,ess than eS days before an
slcction toNl any nuhlie office the Secretary
of Stste shall certify to the Couaty Clerk Of
each coNnty within the State the me of
each person, and the name OF the office for
which he is nominated, as specified Ia the
certificate of nomination filed with him
Sec. o. Not less than 10 days before an
election to MI any public Office OF offices. the
County Clerk shall cause to be published all
the nominations certified to or hled with him.
Said nominations shall be published Ia Il
newspaper printed within the county. When
NO newspaper Is printed within tho county,
the publication shall he made by posting
copy of the ballot in p bile place IN each
precinct within the comfy, one of which
copies shall be posted at the court house door.
When publication is made by printing in
htNspaptics AZ lNaSt tNN ny suNN
newspaper shall be required, ont OF which
shall appear in the las, regular issue of such
paper before election day.
Sec. 10. When a proposed Consultation,
constitutional amendment or other question
10 to be submitted for popular vote, the sec.
rotary of State shall certify the same to the
several County Clerks, and sand County
Clerks shall publ h the same as provided in
section nine of this Act
Sec II. II shall be the duty of the County
Clerk TO provide printed ballots for every
election for public offices, in which any voters
within the county participate, and to cause TO
be printed in the ballot prescribed herein, the
name of each and every candidate whose
name has been certified 10, or hled with him,
us provided in this Act Ballots Other than
those printed, as provided in this Act, shall
not be cast, or counted in any election. ali
ballots shat he printed on tinted paper, fur
nished by the Secretary of State. 1t shall be
the dt ~ OF the Secretary # State to obtain,
and keep on hand, sufficient, supply of such
paper for ballo.s, and to furnish the same in
quantities ordered to any County Clerk. Said
paper ssall he watermarked with design
furnished by the Secretary of >tste, in such
manner that the said water-msrk shall be