Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-10
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sreor ITS
PROVISIONS.
gair. and Clean Elections In she
rusure ff she Law Is Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.


TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1871
The People 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 Snail
be printed and distributed at public ex-
pense, as 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
tion officers. ~ provided Tor In tnis Acs.
shall DO 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 city, town or district officers. the print.
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district In which said tickets and
cards are 70 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention. as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office. and also
electors 70 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
offices, TO be filed By election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is an organized assem- blsge Of
delegates representing o political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding Of suoh 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 is
made.
SEQ. 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
zach person nominated, his residence and
office for which he is nominated, and shall
designst tho party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Charm man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before An ofncer
authorized TO administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true 10 the best OF their knowledge and
belief. and Q certificate Of the said oath
shall BIO annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public office
may be nominated otherwise than by Q
onvention in the manner following: A
ertidcate Of nomination containing the
namo OF the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given In the certificate provided for 10 SEQ
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
at the last proceeding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided. that
such Ger tiioate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ali be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add TO his signature his
place Of residence. Ono Of the signers Of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
beat OF his knowledge and belief, and q cer-
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect rs a certificate Of nomins-
ton made by . party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices 10 be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
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, 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 filed. No
person shall Join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act,
moro than one nominee for each Office to
be 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 to more
than one office.
SEQ. 2. Certificates Of nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more han sixty
dsys nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination is
made by . convention. and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
is made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should . 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 o committee 10 which the
convention has delegated the power to
I'LL 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 Ia nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee is
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as Is required 10 be given in an
original certificate OF m ination. When
sss--seftifcate 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 tho 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 ONCE for which he is nomin-
ated, ss specified In the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
an election to all any public Office or Of
fees. the County CLERK shall cause to be
published ell the nominations certified TO
or hled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In Q 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
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing In ne~wspapers. 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.
SEQ. 10. When . proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lion is 10 be submitted for popular vote.
0he Secretary Of State shall certify the
same 20 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for In section 0 OF this Act.
CO ~ II shalI be the dutv of the