Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-04-27
THE NEW BALLOT LAW.

fullY:
Section /. All ballots cast in elections for
public officers within this state shall be
printed and distributed at pable expense, az
hereinafter provided. he printing OF gem
eral tckets aud cards OF instruction for the
electors for zach county. ana the delivery OF
the same to the e1ectiJn officers, as provided
for N this Act. shaH be a county charge. the
payment Of which snail be provided for In
the sante manner as the payment Of ut err
county expenses, and in case OF separate
elections for city, town or district officers. the
printing and delivery of tickets ana cards OF
instruction shall be a charge upon the city,
town or district In when said tickets and
cards are 10 be used, The payment OF which
shall be provided r in the same manner ns
the payment of other city. county or district
expenses.
Secs2 ANY cony. ntion, as hereinafter de-
hned held for The purpose Of meking non-
nations { public oi1lce. and also elector, 10
The number hereinafter specified, may noinl,
nate candidates for public Offices. to be hiied
by election within the State. convent on
within the meaning OF this Act IL an organ
lied assenb age of delega tes representing
political party. whic',. at the last election be-
poled at least three per cent. OF the entire
vote cast in the State, county, district OF
other political division, for which the nomi-
nation Is made.
sec. 3. All Nominations made by any such
convention sh all be certified as follows: ina
certificate of nomination, which must be In
writing, shall contain the name of each per
son nominated, his residence and the once
for which he is nominated, and shall desia-
nate the party or principle which such CON
vention represents. 1t shall b. signed by the
Chairman ana Secretary of such convention,
who shall add to their signatures their re-
speciive places OF residence, and make oatn
before an officer AIT horzed to adm mister the
same, that the matt, re- stated in such ceriih-
cate are true to the best Of their knowledge
and belief, and certificate of the said oath
shall be annexed to said certificate OF nomi'
nation.
Sec. 4. A candidate for public office moy
be nominated otherwise than by convention
In the manner following: certificate OF
nomination containing the name OF the can
didate to be nominated, with the other inlor-
nation required to be given in the certificate
provided for in section three of this Act,
SHALL 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 ut the last preceding election IN the
State, district or political division for which
the nomination Ia to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall nor be valid unless
signed 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 are true to the best of his knowledge
and belief, and certincate Of such oath shall
be annexed. Such certificate of nomination
snail have the same effect as certificate OF
nomination made by party convention.
Sec. b. Certificates of nomination OF can
didates for offices to be voted for by the
electors OF the entire State, shall be Il ed with
the Secretary OF State Certificates of nomi-
nation Of candidates for all other public Off
cos hall be filed with the Clerks of tho re-
spective counties wherein the officers are to
be voted for, and where a district embraces
more than one county, such certificate shall
be hled with the Clerk of each OF said coun-
ties.
Sec 8. 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 provisions Of
Section of this Act, more than one nominee
for each office To be filled. and no person who
has vo ed in convention, either in person or
by proxy, for or against candidate for sny
office, shall join in nominating. in any man
ner, any other nominee for that otfics, and no
person shall accept u nomination to more
than one office.
Sec. Z. Certificates of nomination required
to be died with the Secretary of State shall
be filed not more than 60 daya nor less than
40 days before the day Of election when thu
nomination is made by a convention, and not
more than 50 days nor less than 80 days before
the day OF election when the nomination is
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 Il 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 fill vacancies or by petit
tions, as provided in section four of this Act
The Chairman and Secretary of the conven.
tion, or of such committee, or such petition
ere shall make and file with the proper officer
certificate. setting forth the name of the
person nominated to all such vacancy the
ofnce for which he is nominated, the II me of
the person for whom tho new nominee is 10
be substituted and such further information
AZ is required to be given III an original certi-
fcate Of nomination When such ce tihcate
Is tiled the officer with whom it is hicd shall
substitute the name OF the person therein
for the original nominee, by printing, II
pfasticable or by writing the name OF the
person thus substituted.
Sec. s. Not ,ess than e5 days before sn
election TO 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 is nominated, as specified in the
certificate of nomination filed with him
Sec. 2. Not less than 10 days before an
election to I'LL 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 a
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 a pablo place in each
precinct within the county, ono of which
copies shall he posted al the court house door.
When publication is made by printing 10
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 a proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other question
Is to be submitted for popular vote, the Soc
rotary of State shall certify the same to the
several County Clerks, and said County
Clerks shall publish the same as proyidea in
section nine of this Act.
Sec. IL. 1t 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 10
be printed in the ballot prescribed herein, the
name of each and every candidate whose
name has been certified TO, or iled with him,
as 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 be printed en- tinted paper, fur
nished by the Secretary of State. 1t shall be
the dIty OF the Secretary If 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 design
furnished by the Secretary of state, in such
manner that the said wator-mark shall be
plainly observable on the outside of such