Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-01-21

AN AOT ~
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1911
The People Of the State OF Nevada rep
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-
acs % follows:
sxorrox 1. All ballots cast Ia elections
for pnblic officers within this State shall
be printed and distributed ct public ex-
pense, q hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and csrds oil
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
tiou officers, 90 provided for In this ACT.
shall be Q county charge. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
Expenses and In case Of separate elections
for oity, town or district officers. the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district In which said tickets
cards are TO be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner ss She payment OF other cisy'
county or district expenses.
SEc. 2. Auy convention, ~ hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose oil making
n0mIuAILQnH " t
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci'
fied. may nominate candidates for public
Offices. 70 be filled BY election within tne
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act Is an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing Q 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 polit-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified rs follows:
Tho certificate Of nomination, which must
be In writing. shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he 10 nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such conveut ion 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, and make oath before an ofncer
authorized 10 administer the same. that
the matters stated 10 such certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SIC. A.. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by 0
onvention In the manner following: A
ertifcate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required 70 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
TO be presented, equal In number to at
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al the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination Is TO be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signe ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not al 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
best OF his knowledge aud belief. and . GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Suoh certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as Q certificate of nomina-
tion made by q party convention.
SEQ. s. 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 OFF, es shall be filed with the
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and 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 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 filed. and no person who has voted In
aconvention, either In person or by proxy,
for or against q candidate for any office,
shall Join In nominating. 10 any manner,
any other nominee for that office, and no
person shall accept q nomination 70 more
than one office.
Sect. 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 . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
suyofice, such vacancy may be filled at any
tiAo U0koko tuo ooJ Va oiOottoh W tdO JUL
vention, or by . committee to which the
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 he Is nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee 10
is 70 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation a. is required to be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
such certificate Is fled, the officer with
whom II Is 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-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election to 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, ~ specified In the certificate Of
nomination fled with him.
SIC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election 70 fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published ell the nominations certified to
drilled with him. Said nominations shall
be- published in . newspaper printed with
In lhe county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting . copy Of the
ballot 10 . public place In each election
precinct within the county. q OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication Is made by print
ing in newspapers. al least 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 a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tioaj s TO be submitted for popular vote.
The Secretary OF State shall certify the
sAmAt6 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.
provided tor In section Q OF this Act.
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