Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-05-27
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Ncvada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sraoT IT'S
PROVISIONS.
Fair. and Clean Elections y" 'he
Failure n she Law Is Observed
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved march, IS, 1871
The People Of the State OF Nevada rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this State shall
be- printed and distributed at public ex-
penso, a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing OF general tickets and CARDS OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same TO ihe elec-
zion officers. as provided for in this Act,
shall be Q county charge. the payment OF
which shall be 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 print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
tnstruotion shall be charged upon the CITY,
tovn or district in which said tickets and
cards are 70 be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment OF other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, n also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
4 ioes, 10 DO filed By election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
Of his Act Is an organized sssemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party
which, al the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled ct
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
$50. g.. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified as follows:
TIL certificate OF nomination, which must
be- 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
eaeh person nominated, his residence and
office for which no Is nominated, q shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall DO
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 oil officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by Q
onvention in the manner following: A
ertifcate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required to be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
zion 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 ct
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election In he State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is TO be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signe d by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended 10 one paper. but
each signer shall add 10 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
best Of his knowledge and belief, and a cor
tiicase OF such oath shall be annexed.
Buoh certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as 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
filed with the Secretary of State. Certi-
fcstes OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks of the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and whore
9 district embraces more than n county,
suoh certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK of each Of said counties.
SEC. @. 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, and no person who has voted In
. convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against Q 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 more
than one office.
SEQ. Z. 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 than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
IL 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 al any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention. or by q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies, or by petitions. Is 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 nominsted, the name |
Of the person for whom the new nominee is
ia TO DO substituted, and such further infor-
nation AZ is required 70 be given in an |
original certificate Of nomination. When |
suoh certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom 1t ia filed shall substitute the name of
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing. il practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi-
tinted.
SEC. s. 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 is nomin-
ated. As specified in the certificate of
nomination fled with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election TO fll any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause TO be
published ell the nominations certified to
or died with him. Said nominations shall
be published In Q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
shall be made BY posting Q copy Of the
ballot In 9 public place in each election
within the county. one Of which
shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication Ia made by print
log in newspapers. al least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
amendment or other ques-
lion is 10 be submitted for popular vote. |
lhe Secretary Of State shall certify the
to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for In section Q Of this Act.
SEQ. II. Il shall be the duty OF the
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