Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-05-11
THE new BALLOT LAW.

fully:
Section 1. All ballots cast In elections for
public officers sithin this State shall D.
printed and distributed AT pabllc expense, as
hereinafter provided. he printing OF gem
eral tickets and cards Of instruction for he
electors for inch county, and the delivery Of
.he same to the I'll clion officers, ar provided
for n this Act. shall be county charge. the
payment OF which shall be provided for in
the same manner a. The payment OF OF er
county expenses. and In case OF separate
elections for city. town or district officers the
printing AID delivery Of tickets ana cards Of
Instruction shall be n charge upon the city,
town or district in when said tickets aud
cards are 10 be used. tho payment of which
shall be prov ded In the same manner Is
the payment of other city. county or district
expenses.
Sec. .. Any cony ntion. as hereinafter de-
fined held for The purpose OF making nomi-
natious I r public ofife and also electors to
the number hereinafter specin.d, may nomi-
nate candidates for public otfces, TO be Il. led
by eicction within the State. A convent on
within the meauing OF this Act IL an organ
izea assenb age OF delegates representing
political party. whct. at the last election, be-
fore the holdn OF such convention.
polled at least three per cent. OF the entire
vote cast in the state, county, d strict o.
other political division, for which the nomi-
nation lie made.
sec. g. All Nominations made by any such
convention sh all he Ger fled NJ follows This
certificate Of nomination, which NUT he in
writing. shall contain the name Of each per
son nominated, his residence and the office
for which he IL nominated, and shall dcsis-
nate tbs 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 signilures their re-
spective places OF residence, and make oatn
before an officer an horized to adm mister The
same, that the matt, RS stated in such ccrtih-
cate are true to the best OF their knowledge
aud belief. and certificate of The said oath
shall he annexed to said certificate Of nomi-
nation.
Sec. 4. A candidate for public Office may
be nominated O, hcrwise than by convention
In the manner following: A certificate of
nomination containing the name of the can
didstc to be nominated, with the other inior-
nation required to b. given in the certificate
provided for in section three Of tn Act,
thall 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 the last preceding election In the
State, district or political division for WATCH
the nomination IL to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall no, be valid unless
signed by three voters Said al Sntures 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
therein are true to the best of his knowledge
ana DellbI. anu CertlncAte OF bucn Oatn snail
be annexed. Such cert fcate of nomination
shall have the same effect AZ certificate of
nomination made by party convention.
Sec. b. Certificates of nomination OF can
didates for offices to be voted for b. the
cleo Ors of the entire State, shall he II ed wit h
the Secretary of State. Certificates of nomi-
nation of candidates for all other public Off
ces hall be filed with the Clerks OF tho re-
spective counties wherein the officers are to
be voted for, and where district embraces
more than auch cerItticuta shali
be filed with the Clerk of each OF said conn
ties
Sec 8. No certificate of nomination shall
contain the name of more than one CANDIDATE
for each office to be filled. 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 III person or
ny proxy, for or against candidate for any
Office, shall join in nominating. in any man
ner, any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept nomination to more
tn IN one Office
Sec, I. Certificates Of nomination required
to be filed with the Secretary of State shall
be filed n Ut more than 80 days nor less than
40 days before the day of election when tn.
nomination is made by n convention, and not
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
Is Act. Should q vacancy occur from any
cause in the list of nominees for any Office,
such vacancy may be d led at any time before
the day OF election by the convention or by a
committee to which the convention has dele
gated the power to I'LL vacancies, or by petit
tons, 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 offc r
certificate, setting forth the name of the
person nominated to Ill such vacancy, the
Office for which he Is nominated, the name OF
the person for whom the new nominee is TO
ha a snA ..,I lar.
asis required to be given in an original certi-
hcate of nomination When such ce. tihcate
In filed, the officer with whom II is f.ed shall
substitute the name OF the person therein
for tho original nominee, by printing, II
practicab e, or by writing the name OF the
person thes substituted.
Sec. 4. Not ess than 25 days before an
election 10 I'LL any public 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 nominated, as specified in the
certificate of nomination filed with him
Sec. ., Not less than 10 days before an
election to MI any public Office or offices, the
County Clerk shall cause to be published all
the nominations certified to or filed with him
Said nominations shall be published in Il
newspaper printed within the county. When
no newspaper is printed within the county,
the publication shall be made by posting
copy OF the ballot in bile place in each
precinct within the county, one OF which
copies shall he posted at the court house door
When publication Is made by printing in
newspapers, at 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 u proposed Constitution,
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 said County
Clerks shall publi,h the same as provided In
section nine of this Act.
Sec. H. IL 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 heen certified 10, or filed with him,
rs provided in this Act Ballots other than
those printed, rs provided in this Act, shall
not be cast, or counted in any election. All
ballots shall he printed on tinted paper, fur
nished by the Secretary of State. 1t shall be
the duty of the Secretary VI State to obtain,
and keep on hand, = 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 a design
furnished by the Secretary of state. in such
manner that the said water-msrk shall be