Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-09-03
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Hleetien Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srsor ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections In b
FIXTURE % the Law 10 Observed.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTION
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1921
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in election
for public officers within this state shal
be printed and distributed Of public ex
pense, o. hereinafter provided. TIT
printing of general tickets and cards o
instruction for the electors OF each county
aud the delivery OF the same 10 the cleo
ion officers, as provided for in this Act
shall be . county charge. the payment o.
which shall be provided for In the same
manner - the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate election
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 oil
which shall be provided for In the same
mi as the payment OF other city
county or district expenses.
SEc. 2. Any convention, 40 hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ONCE, and also
electors 70 the number hereinafter speci'
ied. NAV nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be filed BY election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Ac, is an organized sssemblsge OF
delegates representing 9 political party,
which, 81 the las, 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-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified rs follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall con tain the name OF
zach person nominsted, 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
suoh convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the N that
the matters stated iu such certificate are
true to the best Of their knowledge and
belief, and Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise than by u
0 o~nvention in the manner following: A
0 srtiicate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required TO 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
to be presented. equal In number to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election In Abe State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is 10 be made; provided. that
suoh certificate shall not be valid unless
sligo ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not sill be appended to one paper, bat
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 made are true TO the
best OF his knowledge and belief, aud q GER
tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the Same effect 90 q certificate of nomina.
ton made by q party convention.
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. Oerti-
ficates 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
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each office to be filled. Nc
person shall Join in nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office ia
be filed, and no person who has voted In
q convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against Q candidate for n Office,
shall join in nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that office. and nc
person shall accept a nomination to more
than one office.
SECT Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary o
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before thu
day OF election when the nomination Il
made by Q convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor'
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should q vacancy occu'
from any cause in the list OF nominees To-
any office. such vacancy may be filled al an,
time before the day OF election by the con
vention. or by 9 committee TO which tn
convention has delegated the power Il
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provides
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary of the convention, O
OF such com ittee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
q certificate. setting forth the name Of tn
person nominated to fill such vacancy. tn
office for which lie is nominated, the nam
Of the person for whom the new nominee i
ia TO be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required TO be given in 81
original certificate OF nomination. Whei
such certificate is filed, the officer will
whom IL is filed shall su bstitute the name
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. Not less thau twenty-five day
before an election 10 fill any public ofic'
the Secretary OF State shall certify TO tn
County Clerk Of each county within tn
State the name OF each person, and tn
name OF the ofice for which he is nomin
ated. % specified in the certificate o
nomination filed with him.
SEC. O.. Not less than ten days befor'
an election to fill any public Office or OF
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to b,
published all the nominations certified Il
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in 9 newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper /
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting Q copy OF thu
ballot in . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication Ia made by print
ing in newspapers. al 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.
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