Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-21
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
Full Text Of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sraor ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections I'm the
Future n the Law t. observed.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1884,
The People OF the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act IS follows;
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
for pubIic officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pence, as hereinafter provided. The
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery OF the same 10 the cleo
tion officers, a. provided for in this Act,
shall be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, 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 and
cards are 10 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner As the payment OF other CITY
county or district expenses.
SEQ. 2. Any convention. as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public otice, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates Tor puoi'c
offices. 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convection within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblsge of
delegates representing q political party,
which, al the last election. before the
holding OF such convention, polled al
lesst three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poiit-
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified IS follows;
The certificate of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge and
belief. and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 20 said certificate OF
nomination.
Sec. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise 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 TO be
given in the certificate provided for in sec
ton three of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
to be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in the State.
district or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not sll 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 Abe
statements therein made are true TO the
best OF his knowledge and belief, n q Ger
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate of nomina
ton made by 9 party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices 10 be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi
fcates OF nomination of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, aud where
district embraces more than one county
such certificates shall be filed with tht
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than on
candidate for each office to be filed. NJ
person shall join 10 nominating, undel
the provision Of Section 4 OF this Act
more Than one nominee for each Office Il
be filed, and no person who has voted n
a~convention, either in person or by proxy
for or against . candidate for any Office
shall join In nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that office, and n
person shall accspt q nomination to NOR
than one office.
SEC. z. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary O
State shall not be filed more than sixt,
days nor less than forty days before th
day OF election when the nomination !
made by Q convention, and NOS more tina
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor
the day Of election when the nomination
is made under the provisions Of sectiol
four Of this Act. Should Q vacancy occu
from any cause In the list OF nominees 10
any office. such vacancy may be filled at an
time before the day Of election by the con
v~ention, or by q committee to which tn
convention has delegated the power t
fill vacancies, or by petitions. as provide
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary of the convention, o
OF such committee, OF such petitioner
shall makaa and file with the proper Office
a certificate, setting forth the name Of tn
person nominated to fill such vacancy. th
office for which lie is nominated. the nam
OF the person for whom the new nominee /
is TO be substituted, and such further infor
nation as Ia required to be given in al
original certiicate-o OF nomination. Whel
such certificate Ia filed, the officer wit
whom ii is filed shall su Institute the name o
the person therein for the original nom
nee. by printing, il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi
tuted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before 40 election 70 fill any public oficI
the Secretary OF State shall certify to til
County Clerk OF each county within tn
State the name OF each person, and tn
name OF the Office for which he il nomin
ated, ss specified in the certificate o
nomination fled with him.
SEC. o. Not lees than ten days befor'
an election to fill any public Office or of
foes. the County Clerk shsll cause TO b
published all the nominations certified Il
or hlsd with him. Said nominations shall
be published In a Newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of the
ballot 10 q public place 10 each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication ia made by print
ing in newspapers. ~ 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 a proposed Constitution.
constitutions amendment or other ques-
tion 10 to be submitted for popular vote.