Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-12-30

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
IApproved March IS, 1884,
The People OF the State OF Nevsda' rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act 90 follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state SHAH
Do printed and distributed at pubic ex.
ponse, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and caros OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
aud the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
ZION oficsrs. as provided for in this Act,
shall be . county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
mauner A. the payment Of other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or districtoficers 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 OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the pay ment OF other CITY,
county or district expenses.
Sko. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office. and also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filled by ele,tion within tne
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this ACT is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party
which, at tho last election. before the
holding OF such convention, polied at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
10 the State. county, district or other poilt'
icai division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
con ysntion 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
offoe for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by tho Chair nan and Secretary OF
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 70 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by u
convention 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 In Sec
zion 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
district or political division for which the
nominstion is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell 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 hall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
bast OF his knowledge aud belief. and a GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed. |
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
ton made by o party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
for offices to be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
dcAtes Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with tho
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, and where
\ district embraces more than one county,
snoh certificates shall be filed with the
Of each of said counties.
SEC. g.. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the namo OF more than one
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
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 10 more
than one office.
SECT. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more han 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
10 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 at any
time before the day OF election by the con-
vention. or by . 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 aud Secretary of the convention. or
Of such committee. or such petitioners
shall make and Ale with the proper officer
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated TO ill such vacancy. the
Office for which lac is nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee ia
is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as ia required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
suoh certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom ID il filed shall su bstitute the name OF
the person therein for the orr yinal 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 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 ia nomin-
ated. Is specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less thar 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 a newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no 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. at 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 q proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
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