Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-07-15
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
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PROVISIONS.
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THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS. 1911
The People Of the State Of Nevada. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act Is follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this state mai
be printed and distributed at pubic eA-
pense, as hereinafter provided. lns
priu ting Of general tickets and CARDS OF
instruction for the electors OF escn county
aud she delivery Of the same 70 the eiec-
lion officers, ~ provided Tor IN tnis aes,
shall be Q county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner ~ the payment oil otner coun'y
expepses. and in case Of separate elections
for CITY, town or district officers. the print
ing aud 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 oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment OF other city'
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention. as nereinaitet
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofhse. ana also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
asd. may nominate candidates for public
offices. 20 be hlled by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act is an organized asscm blsge OF
delegates representing Q political party.
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polled st
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poit-
ioal division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations mads 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
ofise for which he Ia nominated. AID shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chairman aud Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shall add TO their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true 10 ths best OF their knowledge and
belief. and . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed to said certificate OF
nomination.
SIC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by o
o~nvension in the manner following: A
erti6cate OF nomination containing tho
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated.
with the other information required TO be
given In the certificate provided for 10 sec
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 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
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
each siguer 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 and belief, and cer-
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Sach certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as Q certificate of nomina-
ton made by o party convention.
SEQ. g.. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices 10 be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
flied with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
ficates Of nomination OF candidates for all
other public OFF oes shall be filed with the
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, aud where
o district embraces more than one county.
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall coutsin 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.
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be filled. aud 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. 10 any manner,
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept . nomination 10 more
than one ONCE.
SEQ. 4. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not DO filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination Ia
made by Q 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 ofice. 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, a. 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
. 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 il
Is 70 be substituted, and such further infor- |
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate Of nominate on When |
suoh certificate Is filed. the officer with |
whom II is fled shall su bstitute the name of |
the person therein for the original nomi.
noe. by printing. il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEQ. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before 40 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 be IL nomin.
ated. % specified in the certificate Of
filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
does. the County Clerk shall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified to
Dr fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In . Newspaper printed with
the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
hall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot 10 . public place In each election
within the county. one Of which
,opies shall be posted al the courthouse
ioor. When publication Is made by print
ng in newspapers. at least two publications
~ such newspapers shall be required. one
II which shall appear In the last regular
ssue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When . proposed Constitution,
amendment or other ques-
ion 10 10 be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
10 the several County Clerks. and said
county Clerks shall publish the same a.
for In section . Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk TO provide printed ballots
OF every election for public officers. In