Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1892-05-07
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srsor ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair and. Clean Elections fn the
Future if the Law IL Observed.

Approved march, 10, 1884,
The People Of the State OF Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
set q follows:
SECTION l. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this state snsl
be printed and distributes AZ pupiie sA'
pensa. e. hereinafter provided. The
,rin.ine az general tickets aud cards oil
i~nstruction for the electors Of each county,
ana the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
ton officers, ss provided for in this Act,
shall be : county charge, the payment o.
which shall be provided for In the SAM
manner as the payment OF other ccunsy
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 DO charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment o.
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment Oh other city,
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Auy convention. a. hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF makins
nominations for public Office. and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, mar nominate candidates for public
Offices, 20 be filed by election within we
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Il an organized sssemblsge Of
delegates representing . political party,
which, al the last election. before the
holding OF such convention, polled 81
least three per cent OF the entire vote casi
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 ~ follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the nam OF
zach person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he Is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such tion 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 10 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 otherwise 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 10 be
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
to be presented, equal in number to al
least three per cent OF the entire vote cas-;
at the last proceeding election in the State,
district or political division for which tbs
nomination is to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, bn,
each signer shall add TO his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers o.
each such certificate shall swear that The
statements therein made are true TO tn,
best OF his knowledge and belief. and a Ger
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate OF nomination shall havs
the same effect as a certificate Of nomina
ton made by q party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination o.
candidates for offices to be voted for By
the electors of the entire State, shall b.
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi
ficates OF nomination Of candidates for al
other public offices shall be filed with tn
Clerks OF the respective counties whereas
the officers are TO be voted for, and wher
q district embraces more than q county
such certificates shall be filed with tn
Clerk Of each of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nominatio
shall contain the name OF more than on
candidate for each Office to be filled. n
person shall join in nominating, unde
the provision OF Section 4 OF this Ac
more than one nominee for each Office I
be filed, and no person who has voted
a~convention, either in person or by proxy
for or against . candidate for any ofic'
shall join in nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that Office. and n
person shall accept q nomination TO MOI
than one Office.
SEC z. Certificates OF nomination n
quired to be filed with the Secretary
State shall not be filed more than ski
days nor less than forty days before IL
day OF election when the nomination
made by . convention. and not more tina
sixty days nor less than thirty days befoi
the day OF election when the nominatio
is made under the provisions OF sectio
four Of this Act. Should a vacancy occr
from any cause in the list of nominees Il
any office. such vacancy may be filled at an
time before the day of election by the col
v~ention, or by a committee to which d
convention has delegated the power
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as provide
In section four Of this Act. The Chat
man aud Secretary OF the convention, {
of such committee, or such petitionel
shall make and file with the proper ofics
certificate. setting forth the name Of I'll
person nominated to fill such vacancy, ii
office for which lie is nominated, the nam
OF the person for whom the new nominee
is TO be substituted, and such further info
nation as IL required to be given in a
original certificate OF pominatio Whe
such certificate is filed, the officer wit
whom ID Is filed shall substitute the name
the person therein for the ori sinal nom
nee. by printing, If practicable, or by wri
ing the name OF the person thus subst
tinted.
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-f Eve day
before 90 election to ill any public ofic
the Secretary Of State shall certify to th
County Clerk OF each county within th
State the name OF each person, and th
name Of the ofics for which he is nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate Q
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days befor
an election to fill any public Office or OF
foes, the County Clerk shall cause 10 b
puUilrueu All tue uOnutuatiOue ctftiueu y
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
ia the county. When no newspaper i
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF th'
ballot In . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted at the court-hous.
door. When publication ia made by print
ing in newspapers. at least two publication
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,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary 81 State shall certify the
to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the SANE A.
provided for in section Q OF this Act.
SEC. IL. !. shall be the duty OF the
County CLERK to provide printed ballots