Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-23
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sTeuv ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Cfsan Eiecsiens In the
Failure if n Law 10 Observed.

TIE SECRECY OF THE
Approved March IS, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-
acs ~ follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast ia elections
for public officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed 81 public ex-
psnse, - hereinafter provided. Ihe
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
Instruction for the electors OF each county
aud the delivery OF the same 10 the cleo
sion o~ficsrs, ~ provided for in this Act.
shall be . county charge. the payment of
which shall be provided for To- the same
o - the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, own or district officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards oil
instruotiou shall be charged upon the city,
town or district In which said tickets and
cards are 70 be used, the payment OF
which shall b provided for In the same
manner as the pay ment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SIC. q. Any convention. IS hereinafter
dehned, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public office. and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter spsci-
lied, may nominate candidates for public
oficss, 70 be flled by elestion within the
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Acs IL "a organized Assem blage oil
delegates representing . political party
which, a. ths last election, before the
holding Of such convention. poiled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
la the State, county. district or other poiit-
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
$50. 8, All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be iu writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated. his residence and
oGice for which he lie nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed 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 10 the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 70 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise b by Q
o~nvention in the manner following: A
erti6oate OF nomination containing the
nAmso OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required 10 be
given in the 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
10 be presented. equal 10 number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
81 the last proceeding election in the State.
district or politicsl division for which the
nomination is 10 be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sigusd BY three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended TO one paper, bnt
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
bsss of his knosledge aud belief. and 3 GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
SaSh certificate Of nomination shall have
the sane eject as . certificate OF nomina-
ton made By . party convention.
SEc. s. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices 10 be voted for By
the electors OF the entire State. shall Be-
hlsi With the Secretary Of State. Certi-
nsAtss OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public OTIS shall b. filed with the
Clerks Of the respective couatiss wherein
the o6csrs are 10 be voted for. and where
q district embraces more than one county,
sash certificates shall b. filed with the
Clerk OF each Of said counties.
Sac 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall eoatain the name OF more han one
esadidsse for each oHos 10 be filed. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more thsn one NOMINEES for each oHce to
be dllei. and no person VIA has voted Ia
Ae~oavsasioa. either in person or by proxy,
for OF agaiasts ckniiists for say once,
shAll joia in Nominating. Ia any manner,
any other noninse for that oSss. and no
person shall accept noainaiioa 10 more
sAAn one o6oe.
sEc-T Certificates Of no.iaaton re-
qrirsd to b fie1 With the Secretary Of
Stats shall rot Be 1lsi more than sixty
dsys nor less thaa fairly days bstors the
1Ay Of elactioa when the no1inAfioa 10
made By . convs1tioa. and not more than
sixty days nor isxs than thirty dsys before
tbs dsy o. election uh=a the noni1atoa
IL made nader the provisions 81 ssstoa
four OF this Aet- Shoald . vsckncy cesar
from aay cause in The list q noniness for
any once. sach vksAney may Be flied ~ any
time before the day of slsetioa By The co.,
ventiou. or By . eognittss 70 which the
convention has delegated the power 70
all vacancies. or BY petitions. - provided
In section foar Of skis Act. Ths Chki--
man and Secretary Of the coavension, az
OF such committee. or s1eh pstt;oners
shAli make and fle With The proper ozs@r
. certificate. setting forth the name q the
person nominated 10 Ill such v.sxncy. tie
- - -ksL -
OF the person for whom the nex nomires Ia
IL 10 be substituted. snd saeh farther infor-
nation - 10 required 10 Be given in Al
original certificate Of nomination. Then
such certificate ID fled. the oescsr with
whom it IL hled shall sabstituss the name Of
the person therein for the cri yiral ncni-
nee. BY prin ting, il practicable. or BY writ
ing the name Of the pezson thus snbsti-
tuted.
SEc. s. MOI lsss than twenty-five days
before en- election 70 all any publie once
the Secretary OF State shall certify TO ths
County Clerk Of each county within the
State the name Of each person. and the
name OF the ONCE for which be IL nonin-
ated. - specified in the certificate Of
n~ouinAtion filed With him.
SEC. .. Not less than ten days before
~ election TO I'LL any public ONCE or Of
does. the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
Published all the nominations certified to
or dled sith him. Said nominations shall
be Published in . Newspaper printed With
In the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made BY posting . copy Of the
ballot 10 . public place in zach election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
log in newspapers. atleAstt 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 CUES
ton 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
ths Secretary OF State shall certify the
70 the several County Clerks. aud said
County Clerks shall publish the same As
provided for In section Q Of this Act.
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