Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-04-01
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
VOTERS sEoulp READ AND sIsof i's
PROVISIONS.
FsIr. ssd Clean Injections I'm '"e
r.,ure NJ she q fs Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
fApproved M.rchIs, 1911
The People Of The State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
set a. follows:
SECTION 4. All ballots cast in elections
Cor nublic officers within this State shall
be prIn,ed and distributed at public eA-
nanse. a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing of general tickets and csros o.
i~nstruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery Of the same 70 tns s
sIon oeicsrs. a. provided for 10 this Act.
sbsli be q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiections
for city, town or district officers, tne ptinr
ing and delivery OF tickets and csros OF
instruction shall be charged upon ,ne cay,
town or district in which said tickets ano
cards are 20 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the sane
manner as the payment Of ofnef ei'y'
county or district expenses.
SIC. q. Any convention, - hereinaitef
defined. held for the purpose oil mAkins
nominations for public ONCE, and Also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speei-
6ei. may nominate candidates for pubic
oficss. 10 be filed By election within HE
state. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is 50 organized Assem- oiage OF
delegates representing . political parry
which. at the last election, before sne
holding Of such convention, polled q;
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the state, county. distrie, or other polii-
ical division, for which the nominstion 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified a. 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 IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall pe
signed BY the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall sdd to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an Officer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true 70 the best Of their knowledge and
belief, and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certihcAte OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofhcs
may be nominated otherwise than BY q
o~nvention in the manner following: A
erti6cate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominsied,
with the other information required to be
given in tbs 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 at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in ,he State.
district or political division for which the
nomination is 10 be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed 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
best of his knowledge and belief, and GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate OF nomina-
lion made by . party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination OF
candidates for Offices 10 be voted for by
tine 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
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each OF said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate Of nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office TO be filed. No
peri on shall Join in nominating. under
the provision of Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed, and no person who has voted In
aconvention, 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 M office.
Scot. 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
the day OF election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
Tour OF this Act. Should q vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
q office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention, or by . committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
ill 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
certificate. setting forth the name OF the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
Office for which he is nominated, the name
of the person for whom the new nominee is
Is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation Is Ia required TO be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
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whom IL is 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.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election 10 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, Is specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fces, tho County Clerk shall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified to
or hled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In Q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
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. 81 lesst two publications
by such newspapers shall be required, one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion 10 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 az
provided for In section Q Of this Act.
SEQ. IL. II shall be the duty OF the
County CLERK to provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers. in