Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-17
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sTGOf lIs
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections !" 'he
F.,wre if the q Is observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

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TUE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1891.
Tho People OF the State OF Nevsas' rep
resented in Senate aud Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this State shaii
be printed and distributed al pubhc sA-
pense, as hereinafter PROVIDED Ans
printing Of general tickets and csrus %
instruction for the electors Of eacn ooun'y'
and the delivery OF the same 10 the eiec-
zion officers, as provided for in this Act,
shall be q county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as tho payment Of other county
exnenses. and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and CARDS Oh
ins,ruotion shall be charged upon the city,
toan or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, tho payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 the same
manner a. the payment oil other c'J'
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofhce' ana also
electors 10 the number hereinafter specl-
nN0. Hlkl uOulluAlG
ofi,es, 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this ACT is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing q political party
which. at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled OIL
loast three per cent of the entire vote cast
In the State, county, district or other pollt-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SIC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name oil
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
siencd BIZ tho Chair man aud 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 best OF their knowledge and
belief, and a 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 q
onvention in the manner following: A
erti6cate 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
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed By
~eleotors 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 cass
at the last preceding election in .he 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 signatures
need not all be appended TO one paper, but
each signer shall add to his signature his
place OF residence. Ono OF the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge aud belief, anda GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect rs q certificate of nomins-
ton made By a party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
thu electors OF the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary of State. Certi-
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, and where
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each of said counties.
SEC. G.. No certificate OF nomination
shsll contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each Office to be filed. Ne
person shall Join in nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 OF this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed. aud no person who has voted In
aoonvention, 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.
SEQ z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed 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
made by q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
ths day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should q vacancy occur
from cause in the list Of nominees for
any office, such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day OF election by the con-
vention, or by q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power TO
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as 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
q certificate, setting forth the name of the
person nominated to fill such vacancy. the
office for which he ia nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
Is to be substituted. and such further infor-
nation "a ia required to be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
such certificate ia filed, the officer with
whom it is filed shall substitute the name OF
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. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election to 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 Office for which he is nomin-
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
ices. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or Hled with him. Said nominations shall
be puDiisheu IN = neWspaporp rinteo WIFI
in the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF the
ballot In Q public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
log in newspapers. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required, n
Of which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques.
zion is TO be submitted for popular vote,
the Secretary Of State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for In section 0 OF this Act.
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