Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-08-12
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srapf 'Is
PROVISIONS.
YaIr. and Clean Elections In she
rusure if the Law Is Observed.

HE oLOhGOA VI
Approved March Is, 1921
The People Of the State OF Nevads' rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act a. follows:
srorroS 1. All ballots cast in elections
for pubIic officers within this State shall
be prtnted and distributed at public ex'
pense. A. hereinafter provided. Ihe
printing of general tickets and cards OF
i~nstructiou for tho electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same to the eiec'
zion officers, a. provided for In this Act,
shsll be 8 county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
mauner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and In case OF separate eiections
for oity, town or district oficers, the print.
ing aud delivery Of tickets and cards OF
i~nstrucsion shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets ana
cards are 10 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the ssme
manner ~ the payment OF otner ci'S'
county or district expenses.
SEc. 2. Any convention az h~ereinsi'er
defined. held for the purpose oil making
nominations for public ofhce, n aiso
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
aed. NAV nominate candidates for public
ofioes. 10 be filed by election within The
state. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act is an organized assemblsge oil
delegates representing 9 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 poiit-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEQ. 8. 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
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated. and shal
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. 10 shall be
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 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the beat Of their knowledge aud
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by q
convention in the manne following: A
ortifcate OF nomination containing ths
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
residing within the district or
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 proceeding election in the State,
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. Ssid 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
cash such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true TO the
bsst OF his knowledge and belief. and q GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the sams effect IS q certificate OF nomina.
ton made by q party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
alsd with the Secretary of State. Carti-
icates OF nomination OF candidates for all
Utlut PuDAiC QuASo1 c4ais - aio4 ~ VIZ
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.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each Office to be filled. Nc
person shall Join in nominating, under
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act,
more than one nominee for each office tC
be filed, aud no person who has voted In
q convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for q Office
shall join In nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that Office, and nc
person shall accept Q nomination 10 mors
than one office.
&c., 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 thu
day OF election when the nomination II
made by . convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should . vacancy occui
from any cause in the list Of nominees fol
any office, such vacancy may be filed at AMI
time before the day Of election by the CON
vention. or by . committee to which ths
convention has delegated the power Il
I'LL vacancies, or by petitions. as provided
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, OF
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper ofiicel
. certificate. setting forth the name of thu
person nominated to fill such vacancy, tn,
office for which he Is nominated. the nam,
OF the person for whom the new nominee i
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor
nation a. ia required to be given In ar
original certificate OF nomin alton. Wher
such certificate is filed, the officer witt
whom IL is filed shall substitute the name o.
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing. IL practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi
tuted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election 10 fill any public Office
the Secretary OF State shall certify to thu
County CLERK Of each county within thu
State the name OF each person, and the
name OF the ofice for which he Ia nomin
ated, - specified in the certificate Of
nomination fled 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 b
published all the nominations certified tc
or dlsd with him. Said nominations shall
be published In . newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper il
print 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 newspapers. atleast 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 proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques.
tion 10 to be submitted for popular vote,
Aha Secretary OF State shall certify the
ZANE 10 the several County Clerks aud said
0ounty Clerks shall publish the same al
n,oyided for In section Q Of this Act.
sro.f II. II shall be the duty of The
oounty CLERK TO provide printed ballots
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