Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-07-16
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srapr ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair. aud Clean Elections In she
rusure if the Law D. Observed.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is. 1891
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented 1 n Senate and Assembly, do en-
act 90 follows:
SECTION 1. ALI ballots cast In elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed Of public ex-
pense, IS hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same 10 the cleo
zion officers. a. provided for In this Act,
shall be Q county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner - 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 OF
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
manner % the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
oEOs . hhy -
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci'
fed, may nominate candidates Tor public
Offices, 10 be filed By election within she
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act IL an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing . political party,
which, an the last election. before the
holding OF such convention, polled 81
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
In the State, county, district or other polit-
iosl division, for which the nomination ia
made.
SEQ. g.. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as 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
suoh convention represents. 10 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 IN officer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in 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. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by Q
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 SEQ
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 The 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 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 made are true to the |
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed. |
Such certificate Of nomination shall have |
the same effect % o certificate OF nomina
tion made by Q party convention.
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-
ficates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public Off Ices shall be fled with the |
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, and where
Q district embraces more han one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties. |
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each Office TO be filled. No
person shall Join In nominating. under
the provision of Section 4 Of this Act,
more than ont nominee for each office to
be filled. and no person who has voted In
. 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 Q nomination 10 more
than one office.
SEC Z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be iled 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 is
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 . COMMITTEES TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill 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 10 fill such vacancy. the
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Of the person for whom the new nominee is
is 70 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation % is required to be given In an
original certificate OF nominate When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom 10 Ii filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi |
nee. by printing, II practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi-
tuted.
Ssc. 8. Not less than twenty-five days |
before an election 70 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 ofioe for which he is nomin-
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
an election 10 fill any public office or Of
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
dled With him. Said nominations shall
be Published In Q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
shall be made BY posting . copy OF the
ballot In . public place In each election
within the county, one Of which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication 10 made by print
ing In newspapers. al least two publications
BY such newspapers shall be required. one
of which shall sppear In the last regular
Of such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When q proposed Constitution,
amendment or other ques-
ion 10 10 be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary Of State shall certify. the