Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-07-02
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text Of Mevada's New
Hlectien Law.
VOTERS SHOULD Read AND srsor ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Eiecsions In she
Future if ms Law 10 observ2.
AN Aor RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

Approved March Is. issi.l
The People Of the State Of NeVsdA, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act 90 follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
Instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
zion officers, a. provided for in this Act.
shall be Q county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
msnne e the payment of other county
and In case Of separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon The city,
town or district In which said tickets ano
cards are 70 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 the same
manner % the payment Of other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEC. q. Any convention, ~ hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 70 be filed by election within the
State. A conven ton within the meaning
Of this Act is an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing . 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
icaI division, for which the nomination lie
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified o. follow:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name Of
each person nominated, bis residence and
office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. II shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary Of
suoh convention, who shall add TO their
s~ignatures their respective places Of resi-
dence, and make oath before IN oficer
authorized 10 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 be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
convention In the manner following: A
Certificate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for 10 sec
tion three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented. equal in number to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election In che State.
district or political division for which the
nomination is TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signe cd by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended TO one paper, but
place OF residence. One OF the signers of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are Srue 10 tne
best OF his knowledge aud belief, and a Ger.
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Suoh certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect % Q certificate OF nomina
ton made by Q party o%onvention.
SEC. s. 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. Certi-
ficstss Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for. and where
y uiutFict oul vi cos moAo bnoh ohu oouhtJ
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK Of zach Of said counties.
SEC. 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 10
. convention, either In person or by proxy,
for or against Q candidate for any office,
shall Join In nominating. In any manner,
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept . nomination 10 more
than on Office.
SEC. z. Certificates Of nomination re.
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination IL
made by . convention, and not more than
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 . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention. or by . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power 10
fll vacancies, or by petitions, % 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 ill such vacancy, the
office for which lie is nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee IL
is TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required 10 be given in an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate Is filed. the officer with
whom II Is fled 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. MOI less than twenty-five days
before an election 10 fill 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 ofice for which he IL nomin.
ated. % specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEQ. 8. Not less thar ten days before
an election 10 fill any public office or Of
nces. the County CLERK shall cause 10 be
published all the nominations certified to
be Published In Q Newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
prin led within the county. the publication
shall DO made BY posting . copy OF the
ballot in . public place in each election
preclnct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication 10 made by print
ing In newspapers. 81 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 q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ton ID 10 be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 70 the several County Clerks. and said
County CLERKS shall publish the same ~
provided for In section . Of this Act.
SEQ. II. II shall be the duty OF the
County CLERK 10 provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers. In