Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-03-25

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THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1871
Thu psople Of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this state shaii
be printed and distributed at pubic eA-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Ihe
printing OF general tickets and csrds OF
Instruction for tho electors Of each county
and the delivery OF the same to the cleo
lion officers. a. provided for In this Act.
shalI be a county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. 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 ana
cards are 10 be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Any convention, "a hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose oil making
nominations for public ofhce, and also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci'
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices. 10 be filed by election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblsge oil
delegates representing q political party
which, AZ the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled Of
least three per cent Of the entire vote cas-
In the State, county, district or other polit-
ioal division, for which the nomination ID
made. =.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be In writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the CHARM q and Secretary oil
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-.
dence, aud make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate oil
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
invention in the following: A
ertifcste 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
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
least ihrse per cent OF the entire vote cast
at 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 d by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended to n paper, but
each signer shall add TO his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers OF
each such certificate shall wea that the
statements therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge and belief, and q GER
tihoate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate 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. Certi-
fcates 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 where
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each OF said counties.
SEC. 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
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more han one nominee for each Office to
be filed, and no person who has voted In
q convention, either in person or by proxy,
shall Join In nominating, in any manner
any other nominee for that office, and nc
person shall accept q nomination to more
than one office.
SEo.7 Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more han sixty
day OF election when the nomination ID
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 fol
any office, such vacancy may be filled at 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. as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair.
man and Secretary Of the convention, OF
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 ia
Is TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, 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 nam OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEQ. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before IN 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 filed with him,
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or fled with 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 In . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspapers. at 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. Whena proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lion IL 10 be submitted for popular vote.
lhe Secretary Of State shall certify the
same TO the several County Clerks, and said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.
provided for in section 0 Of this Act.
SEQ. IL. II shall be the duty Of the
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