Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-09-07
The NEW BALLOT LAW.


fully:
Section l. All ballots cast In elections for
public officers thin this state -hali D.
prin ed and distributed at pablo expense, as
hereinafter provided he printing of gem
sral tckets aud cards OF Instruction for The
electors for each eoun y an The do livery of
the same 10 the el c. n officers, a, provided
for n this Act. shall b. a count charge. t'e
payment OF which shall he provided for in
I've same manner AZ the payment Of OF cr
county expenses, and In case OF srplratr
elections for city. town or district officers the
printing aud de livery OF tickets ana cards OF
instruc ion shall be "a charge upon n city,
town or district In VII eli said tickets aud
cards are to he used, tho payment Of VIII oh
shall be prov de In the zane manner
the payment of other city. county or dis riot
expenses.
Sec. 2. Any conY ntiop, az hereinafter de-
fined held for The purpo-e Of making nomi-
nations ( public oiii.e AID also elrci"r- 10
the number herein fter speclnrd. may nomi-
nate cunddatc- for pu'lic Offices. To he led
by ection Thin the state, A convent on
within the mea inx OF this Act j. an oryan-
~. as-e age of delegates repre- ehiing
p lticsl pa ~ whic at h last elect on. be-
fore the holdin of such convention,
polled al least hree pr mt. of the entire
vote cast in the state. county. strict o
other poliiicl dislsi III, f.r witch III nom-
nation Is made.
Bee. 3. All mimi tons mad by any such
convention shall ba Ger flied HIS follows: The
certificate of nomination, which must be in
writing, hall contain the name OF zach per
son nominal, ii. his residence AMI the office
for which he II nominated, aud shnll desi--
nate the party or princip which such CON
ventio represents II shad b signei by the
Chairman and Secretary of such convention,
who shall add to ther signiinrer their re-
speciive pl ces of rerilenc'. and make eath
before an officer au ho'ized 10 adm mister he
same. that the matt r. stated III such rim
~ n tFa4 IN In haa af hair nsAtt lssda
and belief, and a certihcale he said oath
shall We annexcu to said certificate Of noml-
nation.
Sec. 4. A candidate for public Office may
be nominated o hers Use than by convention
In the manner following: \ certificate of
nomination containing the name If the eau
didate u be minated, wi Ii the other III on
nation required 10 be oven In IN certificate
provided for in section three OF tn Act,
shall be signed by electur> iesding within
the district or pc sl div sion Tor wn oh
candidates ARE TO be presented. qual in mum
Der TO al least three per cent. OF the eniirs
vote cast al the last reced'ne clrctlo In the
Stat. district or holitical division for whlch
the nomination Il to b. made; provided, that
such cerl foate shall no, be wand unless
signed BY three voters Said 81 INJURIES nee
not all I've appended 10 one paper. bu; each
signer shall add TO his ii nature hi place Il
residence. Onr al the sign rs of each such
certificate shall swear that the statements
,herein are true to The best of his knowledge
and belir', an ceri cate of such oath shall
be annexed Ssch cert iicatc ui nomination
shall have G same III CT Ms cert lticaJc OF
nomination ma e by party convention.
bee. 5. Certificates of nomination OF can
didates for offices to be voted far h the
cleo ors of the entire STATE sh Il he d ed wi h
the Secretary T stale Ger flcates of numi-
nation OF candidates for all other public off.
ees hall be filed with the Cl 'rks of tho re-
epective counties where u the officer ar" 10
be voted for, and whe . district embraces
NM hsa1, ~ AZ hall
be filed with Tie Clerk of euca OF said coun-
ties
Sec 6, No cert a ,ate Of nomination shall
contain the name vi more than one can ioate
for each Office to be filled. No person sha
Join In nominating, under the provisions OF
section Of this Act, more than one nominee
fir each office 70 be filed. and no person wac
has vo ed ma eonvehiion. cit ler III person or
by proxy, f,r or againsi n ca di iate for any
office. shall join in nominating. In any man
ner, any her nominee for lhn, office. and no
per on shall accept nominatiol TO more
III IN one office,
Sec. z. Z rtilea'es of nom nation required
To- ha filed with thu SECRETARY OF stata shall
b. III n more than 10 days nor less than
y da befJc the day of election when th.
ne.a.nat n Is mad by a convention. ana no.
mere han ~ days nor less than so days before
the day OF eleci n when tho nomination is
made under the proyi | MS OF section four of
10 Act. Should vacancy occur from any
cause In the list of rominees for any fiicr,
such vacancy may be II led at any time before
the day OF el elton by The convention, or by a
committee to which the convention has d lie.
gated the power TO fill vacancies, ar by Mi
ito =, AZ provided In 3 ctiou tour IF this Act.
The Chairman and sec etary OF the convun.
non. or of such committee, or such peti ION
srs shall ma~eHnd DE with tn" proper otfic
q cert icale. setting forth the name of the
person nominated TO fill spch cincy the
Office fof which he l. nomina ed the u me OF
the person for whom tho hew nominee il to
ha III Lad nah hap Inf.
as Is required to he livan In an orr sinai cvrti-
hcateof nominate N When such CO lille tie
IL flied. the othc,r with whom II Is Il :, d shail
substitute The name of the person therein
for the original nominee, by printing, II
pracicab e, or by writing the name OF the
person thu substituted,
Sec. 3. Not ess tn as days before an
election TO I'LL any ub lie office the See etary
of state shall certify TO the County Clerk OF
each county within the state the n me- of
each pers, N, and the name OF the office for
which he Is nom mated, Us specii ia the
certificate OF om,nation led with him
Sec .. Not less han l. days before an
election TO MI any pubic office or officss, the
County Jerk shall cause 10 be puhlish d II
the nomina Inns certified to or hled with him
Said pomin ,tions shall he published Ia a
newspaper printed within the county. When
NO newspaper IL printed within the county,
the publication shall he made by posting u
copy OF the ballot in p hlic plics IN each
precinct within the county, Que OF which
copies snnli ne posted NJ the court NOISE door.
When publication j. made by pr ming In
newspapers, NJ leasi two publications BY such
newspape shail be required, one OF which
shall appear in ihr last regular issue of such
paper before election day.
Nee. 10, When a proposed ,nsiitGtion,
CONSTITUTE nal amendment or other question
10 to be submitted for popular vote. the sec
rotary Of State shat certify the same To the
several County Clerks. and sand County
Clerks shall publ the same rs proyldea III
seciion niue OF this Act.
Sec. II. 1t shall be tn duty of the County
Clerk TO provide printed ba lots for every
erection for public fticss, in which any voters
within the county participate, and to cause To
be printed in the ballot prescrib d hereln, the
name of each and every candidate whore
name has cen certified 10, or 1lod with him,
rs provided in this Act Ballots oihr than
those printed, as provided in this Act, shall
not be cast, or counted in any election. III
ballots sha he printed on tinted paper, far
nished by the Secretary of STATE. Ii sh al be
the dt ~ of The Secretary f-slate IN OBJ ain.
and keep on hand, sufficient supply of such
paper Tor balios-. and g. IN. nish the same in
quantities ordered to any Iountv tlerk. Said
paper shall be water-marked with a design
furnished by the Secretary of state, IN such