Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-16

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1891.
The People of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast In elections
or public officers within this State shall
DO printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets aud cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
aud the delivery Of the same to the elec-
tion officers, as provided for in this Act.
shall be a county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
tanner az the payment oil other county
exoenses. and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or district o officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets aud cards OF
instruction shall DO charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner AZ the 1ey ment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2. Any convention, IS hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office. aud also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
hod. NAV nominate candidates for public
Offices, TO be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing q political party.
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled ct
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
icai division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
bs in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated. his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. 1t shall DO
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 sIch certificate are
true to the boat OF thsir knowledge and
belief, and q certificate of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
Sec. 4. A candidate for public ofic,
may be nominated otherwise b by a
convention in the manner following: A
ertidcate 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
lion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
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political division for which candidates are
10 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
nomination is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign cd by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell 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
bsst Of his knowledge aud belief. and q GER
tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate OF nomins-
ton made BY q party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
tho electors OF the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary Of State. Certi-
OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public off ses shall be filed with the
Clerks Of the respective c,unties whereil
the officers are to be voted for, aud where
q district embraces more than q county, |
sach 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 filled. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision of Section 4 of this Act.
more than one nominee for each office 10
DO filed. aud no person who has voted In
= convention, 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 shalt accept q nomination TO 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 ess than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination ia
by q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
Is made under the provisions of section
four of this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled at any
before the day Of election by the con-
vention. or by q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power TO
Ali vacancies, or by petitions. as provided
in section four of this Act. The Chair
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
Ia TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as ia required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
suoh certificate is filed. the officer with
whom Ii is filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the orr FINAL 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 Gil any publis 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. o. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
BIO published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper 10
prin ted 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 at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in ne 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-
zion is TO be Submitted for popular vote.
she Secretary OF State shall certify the