Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-01-14
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AN ACT RELATING to LEOitOSo
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS. 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada' rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
so. as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast In elections
for public officers within this state snaii
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, Ns hereinsfter PROVIDED. Ans
printing Of general tickets and esros o.
,n.s,nction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
sion offcsrs, Is provided for 10 this Act.
shall be q county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
"a snner ~ the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiec'ions
for city, town or district ohcers, the print
ing aud delivery Of tickets and cards OF
distraction shall be charged upon the city,
toun mr. distrioi in which said tickets ana
cards are TO be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner As the pay mem OF other cry
county or district expenses.
sEo. 2. Any convention, a. hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for pubic
Offices, 10 be filed BY election within me
State. A conventio within the meaning
Of this Act IL an organized assem eisge OF
delegates representing . poii,lcai parry.
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polied ct
IeAst three per cent of the entire vote cast
In the state, county, district or other polit-
icAl division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. g.. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified ~ follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which mus
be in writing, shall oontsin the name OF
each person nominated. bic residence q
ofice for which he 10 nominstedS and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chair an and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an ofieer
authorized TO administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certi1csse are
true TO the best Of their knowledge and
belief, aud Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 70 said Certificate OF
nomination.
HEO. f.. "a c4uutQ3tc lOE HuDtAG OA1Se
may be nominated other wise than BY .
convention in the manner following: A
ertifeate of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate 10 be nominated.
with the other Information required 10 be
given in tbs certificate provided for 10 sec
tion three Of this Act, shall be signed By
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
70 be present ed. 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 10 10 be made; provided. that
suoh oerti6oa shall not be valid unless
sligo ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not eli be appended TO o paper. but
each signer shall add 10 his signature his
place Of residence. 0ne Of the siguers OF
each such csytifcate shall swear that the
statements thsfs Gin made are true 10 the
best Of his knowledge and belief. snda GER
tifcase OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination sa.ll have
the same effect IS 9 certificate OF nomins-
ton made by . party convention.
SEC. S. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices 70 be voted .or by
ths electors OF the entire STATE, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
icstes OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public osioes shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the res pective eouaties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
. district en- 5racss more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk OF each of said counties.
SEC 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall eoat4in tho name OF more than one
candidate for each Office to be filed. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more shau one nominee for each ONCE TO
be filed, aud no person who has voted In
. convention, either in person or BY proxy,
for or against . candidate for any ofice,
shall join In nominating. in any manner.
any other nominee for that Office. aud M
person shall accept . nomination 70 more
than one ofhce.
SEQ. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more than sixty
dsys nor less than forty days before the
day Of election when the nomination is
made by . 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 10 the list Of nominees for
my OAAo1B ~uGA s898LSJ A8 ~ AAt04 u
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention. or BY Q committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power 10
fill vacancies. or By petitions. as provided
In section o q 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 nomiusted 70 ill such vacancy the
Office for which he il nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee 10
lie 10 be substituted. and such further infor-
nation as IL required to be given in an
original certificate Of nomin ation. When
such certificate IL filed, the officer with
whom IL IL 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.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty five days
before 90 election 70 all any public Office
the Secretary Of State shall certify to the
County Clerk Of each county within the
State the name Of each person. aud the
name OF the ONCE for which he is nomin.
atsd. - specified in the certificate OF
nomination fled with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
an election to NIL any public office or Of
hces. the County CLERK shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or hled With him. Said nominations shall
be published In . Newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made BY posting . copy Of the
ballot In . public place In each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication Ia made by print
ing in newspapers. 81 least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
Of which shall appear Ia The last regular
issne OF such paper before election day.
SIC. 10. Whsn . proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
zion 10 10 be admitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
lame 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same ~
provided for In section Q Of this Act.
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