Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-04-29

AND III MOhE EOhhA
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
fApproved March 10, 1911
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented in senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION l.. All ballots cast IN elections
for public officers within this state shaIi
be printed and distributed al pupiie eA-
pense, as hereinafter provided Inc
printing Of general tickets aud csf1s Vi
i~pstruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same to the eiec-
ton officers, as provided for in this Act.
shalI be a county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner AZ the payment OF other connty
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and csrds OF
instruction shall be charged upon the CITY,
tovn or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner US the payment OF other Guy
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2, Any convention, as hereinafter
defneG, held for the purpose of making
nominations for public Office, and also
e~lectors to the number hereinafter speci-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
offices, 70 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized Assem- blsge oil
delegates representing q political party,
which. al the last 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 ID
made.
SEC. 3. 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
osch 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
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and mako 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 bs annexed TO said certificate Of
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
convention in the following: A
ertiicate 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 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 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
nominstion il to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to n paper. but
each signer shall add to bis signature his
place of residence. One Of the signers of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made arc true to the
bss. Of his knowledge and belief, and a cor-
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
! ton made by o 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 Stale. Certi-
hcates 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
a district embraces more than one county,
suoh 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
tho provision Of Section 4 OF this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filled, and 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 to more
than one office.
SEo.7. Certificates Of nomination re-
quired to DO 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 9 convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomina alton
Is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should a vacancy occur
from any 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 a 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 aud 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 lie is nominated. the name
of the person for whom tho new nominee is
ia to be substituted, and auch further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination.. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom it is flied 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. 8. 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 ia nomin-
ated.. as specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less thar ten days before
an election to fill any public office or Of
noes, the Oounty Oierk shall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper ID
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
ing in newspapers, at 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.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is 10 be submitted for popular vote,
the Secretary Of State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for in section Q OF this Act.