Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-08-06
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AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
\ TO MORE FULLY SECURE
rHE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved Msrchls, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevsssv rep
resented In Senate and .sssmbly. do en-
sos o. follovs:
sxcr.JSf. All ballots cast in elections
FOR public officers within this stats snAi
be printed and distributed a. puole "a
pense, a. hereinafter prosiaeo' Ans
printing Of general tickets and csras OF
instruction for the electors OF eacn ooulo'
aud the delivery Of me same 70 ne saee-
tion officers. 90 provided for IN WIS aes
vhioh shsll be provided for in the ssme
msnnsr A. the payment Of other county
expanses. and 10 case Of separate elections
Tor atty, town or district officers, the print
inv and delivery Of tickets and cards Of
i~nssrucsion shah be charged upon the city,
so.n or District in which said tickets and
cards are 20 be used. the payment oil
which shall be provided Tor In the sam
manner ss the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEc. a. Any convention, - hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
atoms for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
led. may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be flled By election within The
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Acs 10 an organized assemblsge OF
delegates represen ing Q political party,
which, al the last election. before the
holding Of such convention, polIed 81
least three per zen 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 as follows:
The certificate of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the anne OF
zach person nominated, his residence n
ONCE for which he ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such con wen ZION represents. II shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary Of
such convention, who shall add 10 their
signatures their respective places Of resi-
dence. and make oath before 81 ohdcer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate arr
true TO the best Of their knowledge and
belief. and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said GER tiicate Of
nomination.
SEC. a. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise than By .
convention in ihe manner following: A
0 3rtiicate Of nomination containing the
name Of The candidate to be nominated,
With the other Information required DO b.
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presen led. equal in number TO at
least three per ens Of the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in she State,
district or political division for which the
nomination Is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall NOT be valid unless
sign sd by three voters. Said s~ignature-
need not all be appended 10 one paper, but
each signer shall add TO his signature his
place Of residence. One Of the signsrs Of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true 10 the
best Of his knowledge and belief. and GER
~tiicste OF such oath shall be annexed.
such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect IS q certificate of nomina
sion made by 9 party convention.
SEC. s. Certificates Of nomination OF
candidates for offices 10 be voted for BY
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary of State. Certi-
icatss OF nomination Of candidates for sll
other public ofices shall be iled with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, and where
q district embraces more than 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. Nc
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision of Section 4 of this Act
more thAn one nominee for each Office tc
be filed. and 40 person who has voted In
aeonventiou, 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 nc
person shall accept Q nomination 10 more
than one office.
Sect. Certificates OF nomination re
quirsd to be died with the Secretary c
STATE shall mot 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 bsfor,
the day Of election when the nomination
10 made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. should . vacancy occul
from any cause in the List Of nominees fol
any Office. such vacancy may be hlled At AMI
time before the day OF election BY the con
vention. or BY . committee TO which ths
convention has delegated the power h
I'LL vacancies, or by petitions, IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, Of
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shAll make and fle with the proper ofieel
Q certificate, setting forth the name Of thu
person nominated 70 fill sueh vacancy th,
office for which he ID nominated, the nams
Of the person for whom the new nominee Il
IL 10 be substituted, and such further infor
nation a. Ia required 10 be given in a
original csrti6cats Of nomina alton. wher
such certificate il filed, the officer with
whom ID 10 flsd shall substitute the name oil
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, II practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election 70 all any public office
the Secretary Of State shall certify 10 the
County Clerk Of Q county within the
State the name OF each person. and the
name Of the ofice for which be Is nomin-
ated. IS specified in the certificate OF
nomination fled with him.
SEC. .. Not less than ten days before
an election TO I'LL any public Office or Of
foes. the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
published all the nominations certified TO
or hled with him. Said nominations shall
be Published in . newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting Q copy Of the
ballot In . public place In each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. when publication Is 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 q proposed Constitution.
constitu iional amendment or other ques-
ton 10 10 be submitted for popuiar yote.