Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-12-31

Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND Study ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair. and Clean Eiections In the
Future n the Law Is observed.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March 10, 1921
The People OF the State OF Nevada' rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed al public ex-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Tne
printing OF general tickets and cards oil
instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same to he cleo
ton officers, as provided for In this Act.
shall be Q county charge. the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as 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 to be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as tho payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
Sko. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public Office, u also
electors TO 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 Is an organized Assem- blage OF
delegates representing a political party,
which, at she 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.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
BIO in writing, hal costain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an offcer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SIC. 4. A candidate for public office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
o~nvention in the manner following: A
ertiicate OF nomination containing the
name Of the candidate to be nominated,
with the other Information required to be
given in the certificate provided for in Sec
tion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
to be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed 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
beat of his knowledge and belief, and GER
tificate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina.
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices TO be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
ficates of nomination OF candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, and where
a district embraces more than one county,
such 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 filled. No
person shall join 10 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
aconvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against 0 candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that Office, and nc
person shall accept q nomination TO more
than one office.
SEo.7. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary o
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before tht
day Of election when the nomination Il
made by . convention, n not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should Q vacancy occui
from any cause in the list of nominees fol
any Office. such vacancy may be filled al AMI
time before the day Of election by the con
vention, or by . committee to which the
convention has delegated the power II
fill vacancies, or by petitions. as provided
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention. OF
of such committee, or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper Officer
certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
Office for which lac Is nominated, the nam
If kka Vapanu Tor whnpn Aha naWn n N In "a
is to be substituted, and such further infor.
nation as is required TO be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom il is filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nohi.
nee. by printing. il practicable. or by writ
Ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election 10 fill any pnblic Office
the Secretary OF State shall certify to the
County Clerk OF each county within the
State the name OF each person, and the
name of the office for which he ia nomin-
ated, as specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause TO be
Published all the nominations certified to
or filed With him. Said nominations shall
be published in Q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
prin ted within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of the
ballot In Q public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspapers. at least two publications
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 a proposed Constitution.
constitu tional amendment or other ques-
tion IL 10 be submitted for popular vote.