Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-07-22
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Nevada's New
Injection Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srdof IT'S
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THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT
Approved March IS, 1911
The People Of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act Is follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
for public officers within this State snail
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets aud caros OF
Instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same to the cleo
ton officers. As provided for in this ACT.
shall be Q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner ss the payment OF other county
expenses, and In case OF separate eiectons
Tor CITY, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
abstraction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district In which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the pay ment OF other city
county or district expenses.
SEo. q, Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office. aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for pubic
Offices, 70 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is an organized assem oisge oil
delegates representing o political party,
which, at 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 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
ohice for which he is nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
sigued by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, aud make oath before an officer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise b by q
invention in the manner following: A
ertiacste Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 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
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
70 DO presented. equal in number to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination Is 10 be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signe ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all bs appended to one paper. but
each signer shall add to his signature his
place OF residence. One OF the signers OF
each suoh certificate shall swear that the
statements therein lad are true to the
beat OF his knowledge and belief. and cer-
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
ton made by 9 party convention.
SEQ. 5. 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 State. Oerti-
ficates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public OH es shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 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
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
aconvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . 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 moro
than one ofice.
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 . convention, aud 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 Q 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 Q 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 il |
Ia to be substituted, and such further infor- |
nation as is required to be given in an |
original certificate OF nomination. When |
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whom itis filed shall an bstitu to 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 IL nomin-
ated. a. 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
fcss. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or hlsd with him. Said nominations shall
be published In . newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
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
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication 10 made by print
ing In newspapers. stIsasttwo 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 . proposed Consultation.
constitutional amendment or other quss.
tion 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
she Secretary Of State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. aud said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.
provided for In section 0 Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty Of the !
County CLERK 70 provide printed ballots