Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-30
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srooY IT'S
PROVISIONS.
Fair. and Clean Elections d" she
Future NJ the Law is Observed.

THE SECRECY OF THE
Approved March Is. 1884,
The People OF the State Of Nevada. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act a. follows:
SECTION 1. ALI ballots cast 10 elections
for public officers within this state shan
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pence. ~ hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
zion officers, as provided for In this Act,
shall be Q county charge, the payment OF
which hall be provided for In the same
hammer a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elecuons
for city, tow or district ofhcers, the PRINT
ing aud delivery OF tickets and cards oil
inssruction shall be charged upon the city,
to~u or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the pay OF other city,
county or district expenses.
Sko. q. Any convention. as hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofioe, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for puolic
Offices, 70 be dlled BY election within the
State, A convention within the meaning
of this Act Is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing . political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
Ia the State, county, district or other polit-
icsl division, for which the nomination 10
made.
10 anah
convention shall be certified As follows:
The certificate of nomination, which must
be 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nomin ated, his residence and
ofice for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chair man and Secretary OF
such 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 cate are
true to the beat 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 ofics
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 10 be
given In the certificate provided for in 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
al the last preceding election In the State.
district or political division for which the
nomination ia to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not DO valid unless
sligo cd by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper. but
each siguer shall add 10 his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that she
statements therein made are true to the
beat OF his knc Wedge and belief, anda GER
tiioste OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the Same effect as q certificate OF nomina-
ton made by a party convention.
$50. 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-
ficates 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, aud where
q district embraces more than one county,
suoh 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. and NO person who has voted In
aconvention, either In person or by proxy, |
fop 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 . nomination 10 more
than one office.
SEQ. 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 Q 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 vacaucy 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 . committee to which the
convention has delegated the " to
ill vscancies. 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 fle with the proper officer
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the |
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
office for which he Ia nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
IL to be substituted, and such further infor.
nation as is required TO be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
suoh certificate Ii filed, the officer with
whom 1t ia filed shall substitute the name Of
tbs 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 fll 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 Ia nomin.
ated, IS specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
ices. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be Published In Q newspaper printed with
In the county. When mo- 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 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- |
ton is to be submitted for popular vote, |
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for In section 9 OF this Act.
Hro. IL. II shall b. the dutv Of the