Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-11-04
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Mevada's New
Injection Law.
yorfas SHOULD Read AND sTaor IIs
PROVISIONS.
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 aud Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
or public officers within this state sinai
De printed and distributed at public ex
pense, Is hereinafter provided. Int
printing Of general tickets and caras o.
instruction for the electors OF eacn county
and the delivery OF the same 10 the cleo
lion officers, a. provided for In this Act
shsll be . county charge. the payment o.
which shall be provided for 10 the ssm'
manner ss the payment Of other county
and In case Of separate elections
for city, 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 and
cards are TO be used. the payment o.
which shall be provided for In the sam
manner IS the payment OF other city
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Any convention, 40 hereinaftei
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office. and aist
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filed BY election within th'
State. A convention within the meaning
OF his Act is an organized Assem- biage o
delegates representing Q political party
which, At the last election, before tn
holding OF such Convention. polled o.
least three per cent OF the entire vote cas-
in the State, county, district or other polit
ical division, for which the nomination !
made.
SEC. g.. All nominations made by suci
convention shall be certified IS follows
The certificate Of nomination. which mus
be in writing, shall contain the name oil
each person nominated, his residence ana
ofice for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convent ion represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary Of
suoh convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an oficer
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.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by Q
onvention in the n following: A
erti6cste Of nomination containing she
name OF the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required TO 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
10 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 is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not oil be appended TO 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
beat OF his knowledge and belief, ands GER
tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect O. Q certiicste 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 ofio shall be filed with ths
OF the respective counties wherein
The officers are TO be voted for, and where
> district embraces more than me county,
suoh certificates shall be fled with the
CLERK OF each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
hall contain the name OF more than one
for each office to be filed. No
shall join in nominating. under
The provision Of Section 4 OF thia Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed. aud no person who has voted In
! convention, either In person or by proxy,
'or or against . candidate for any office,
hall join In nominating. in any manner,
other nominee for that office, and 10
,erson shall accept . nomination TO more
han one office.
Scot. Certificates OF nomination re-
luired to be fled with the Secretary Of
,tate shall not be filed more than sixty
lays nor less than forty days before the
lay OF election when the nomination is
made by . convention. and not more than
ixty days nor less than thirty days before
he day Of election when the nomination
q made under the provisions OF section
our Of this Act. Should . vacancy OCCUR
rom auy cause In the list OF nominees for
my office. such vacancy may be filled at any
lime before the day Of election by the CON-
I~ention. or by . committee to which the
has delegated the power to
III vacancies. or by petitions. Is provided
n section four Of this Act. The Chair
nan aud Secretary Of the convention. or
u such committee, or such petitioners
hall make and file with the proper officer
! certificate. setting forth the name OF the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, the
,fice for which lie Ia nominated. the name
the person for whom the new nominee ia
Is TO be substituted, and such further infor-
~ is required TO be given in IN
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
,uch certificate 10 filed, the officer with
whom IL Ia filed shall substitute the name Of
The person therein for the original nomi-
nee. by printing, II practicable. or by writ
Ing the name OF the person thus substi-
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-five days
an election 70 I'LL any public Office
The Secretary OF State shall certify to the
Clerk Of each county within the
Btate the name Of each person. and the
name OF the ofioe for which he 10 nomin-
ated, - specified in the certificate Of
filed with him.
SEC. 3. Not lees than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
all the nominations certified to
or hled With him. Said nominations shall
be Published 10 . Newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot 10 . public place In each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication 10 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.
SEQ. 10. When . proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lion 10 70 be submitted for popular vote,
The Secretary OF State shall certify the
Isme 10 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the came a.
provided for In section Q OF this Act.
SEQ. II. II shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk 10 provide printed ballots
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