The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-09-15
Our New Election Law
An Act Relating to Elections ana 10
More Fully Secure the Secrecy
of the Ballot.
APPROVED MARCH 10, 1891.

and cafuS OF lnSlTuctloH ioi thS
of each county, and the delivery OF the
same to the election officers, as provld-
ed for in this Act, shall be county
charge, the payment of which shall De
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 pruning
and delivery of tickets and cards OF IN
struction shall be charge upon the
CITY. town OF district in which said
tickets and cards are to be used, the
payment of which shall be provided Tor
in the same manner as the payment OF
other city, county or district expenses.
Sec. 2. Any convention, as herein
after defined, held for the purpose OF
making nominations for public ONCE
and also electors to the number herein
after specified, may nominate candi-
dates for public offices, to be filled by
election within the State. A conven-
tion within the meaning of this Act is
nm organized assemblage of delegates
representing political party, which, at
the last election, before the holding of
such convention, polled at least three
per cent. of the entire vote of the State,
county, district or other political divis-
ion, for which the nomination il. made.
Sec. 3. All nominations made by
any such convention shall be certified
as follows: The certificate of nomina-
ton, which must be in writing, shall
contain the name of each person nomi-
mated. his residence and the office for
which he is nominated, and shall desig-
nate the party or principle which such
convention represents. 1t shall DC
signed by the Chairman and Secretary
of such convention, who shall add tc
their signatures their respective places
of residence, and make oath before al
officer authorized to administer thu
same, that the matters stated in sucl
certificate are true to the best of thei
knowledge and belief, and q certlflcat
of the said oath shall be annexed to SAT-
, certificate of nomination.
Sec. 4. A candidate for public offlc
NAV be nominated otherwise than by
convention in the manner following: !
J certificate of nomination containing tn
name of the candidate to be nominated
with the other information required to .
given in the certificate provided for
section three of this Act, shall be signe
by electors residing within the distri
or political division for which candidate
are to be presented, equal in number
at least three per cent, of the entire vo
cast at the last preceding election IN II
State, district or political division !,
which the nomination is to be mad
f, proyided, that such certificate shall N
4 be valid unless signed by three voter
n Said signatures need not all be appen'
d ed to one paper, but each signer sha
= add to his signature his place OF res
J. dence. One Of the signers of each SUI
u certificate shall swear that the stat
~ ~ ments therein made are true to the be
r. of his knowledge and belief, and Ger
s., ticate of such oath shall be anneYe
III Such certificate of nomination sh
have the same effect as a certificate
I'd nomination made by party conventio
Sec. 5. Certificates Of nomination
candidates for offices to be voted for
the electors of the entire State, shall
filed with the Secretary of State. G
VOC tifcates of nomination OF candidates
all other public offices shall be II
with the Clerks of the respective COT
ties wherein the officers are to be vo
for. and where district embraces m
: than one county, such certificate 81
51 be filed with the Clerk of each of $
counties.
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sho,I contain tbe name Of more than
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49, r 10 nrov;s;ons Of section four of
'n :, $40 thon one nominee for {
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.or IN IN hos uo,ea in q convention. eithf
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9 9;as,a Gov onv Office shall ;oin in n,
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noo o nomination IN more than
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CURED TO DC n se. WIN a. VIZ. uo.o sV .han
state shaii pe hieu no. hiuie h I'M
days nor Tess .hah ioi,s oays ,. G,,vt
DAY OF election mnen INC a nG no.
made by convon,lol' uuo ~.
s. than sixty Gays nor iess 'nai Unity
before .he oay Q, eleo,ioa a., "n &C.
NOMINATION. ID ihaue unuei VIC +,
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ncates o. noniaai C,o ,squi aso,, " I've 70
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than tnirly uays peioie .ue uay "a ~
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- cohvehtioh ana no. more s i ,lnsor my y
nor iess .nan tmen'' Wy o ou !.
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