Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-01-07

AN ACT III LbhN
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
GApprsvod March IS, 1921
Tho People OF the State OF Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing OF general tickets and cards oil
instrnction for the electors OF each county,
and tho delivery OF the same TO the eiec-
tion officers, as provided for in thss ACT.
sbalI be a county charge, the payment oil
which shall BIO provided for in the same
manner az the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the prins.
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets ana
cards are to be used, tho payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the pay OF otner ei'y'
county or district expenses.
sxc. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
ejectors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
ncdh may nominate candidates Tor pubic
Offices. 10 be filled by election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing a political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled 81
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other pont-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
zach person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh oou ven ion represents. 1t shall be
signed by the Chair man aud Secretary OF
suoh 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 such certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge aud
belief. and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 70 ssid certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
HAY % uUullubtol Otuot mAso shah W y
onvention in the manne following: A
ertifcate Of nomination contaiuing the
name Of the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required 10 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
to 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
suoh certificate shall not be valid unless
signed 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
bost OF his knowledge aud belief, anda cer-
tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina-
ton made by Q 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-
fcates OF nomination OF candidates for all
other public Offices shall bs filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
a district embraces more than one county,
such certifc oates 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 to
be filled. and no person who has voted In
convention, either In person or by proxy,
for or against o candidate for any office,
shall join In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept q nomination 10 more
than one office.
SEC. 7. 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, and not more than
sixty days nor less han 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
time before the day Of election by the con-
NbutiUuf VI W y ctm nlttoo W Wnlcu tut
convention has delegated the power to
fill 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
q certificate, setting forth the name OF the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
Office for which ho is nominated, the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
Ia to be substituted, and such further ipfor-
nation as is required TO be given in an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom IL is fled shall substitute the name of
the person therein for the original nomi.
noe. 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 an election 10 Gil 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 ofioe for which he is nomin.
ated, as specified In the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEQ. 8. Not less than ten days before
a n election to fill any public Office or Of
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to be
Published all the nominations certified to
or aled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in . newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county. the publication
shal be made BY posting Q copy OF the
ballot ia Q pablo place In each election
precinct within the county, one OF which
copies shall be posted ct the courthouse
door. When publication IL made by print
log In newspapers. atlsAst 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-
zion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 10 the several County CIerts.and said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.
provided for In section 9 Of this Act.