Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-03
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD Read AND srspr I1s
PROVISIONS.
rair. and Ciean Injections ." she
Failure n shc q IL Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

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THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1884,.
The poople Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this state snsl
BIO printed and distributed at pubic eA-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. Ine
printing Of general tickets aud cards OF
instruction for the electors Oh eacn oounsy'
and the delivery OF the same 20 tne eiec-
sion officers, ss provided Tor 10 snis Aos,
shall be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
hammer 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 oil
t~nstruction shall be charged upon the oily,
tovn or district In which said tickets and
cards are 70 be used, the payment OF
which shall DO provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Any convention. as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, q also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speei-
fed, may nominate candidates for pubic
Offices, TO be filed by election within tne
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this ACT is an organized Assem- olage OF
delegates representing q political parry,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
least three per cent OF the entire yote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
icsl division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations mado 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 aud
Office for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh onvent ion represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add TO their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an ofhcer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and a certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
Sec. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by o
convention in the following: A
ertifoste Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required 10 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 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
sligo cd by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended to one paper. bat
each signer shall add 10 his signature his
place OF residence. One OF the signers OF
zach such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true TO the
best OF his knowledge and belief. and a cer-
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Sach certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect 81 q certificate of nomina-
ton made BY . party convention.
SEQ. 8. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices 70 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 ofioe shall bs filed with the
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 DO voted for, aud where
q district embraces more shan 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 filled. No
person shall Join 10 nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 OF this Act.
more than one nominee for each office to
be filled. and no person who has voted in
aoonvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that Office. and no
person shall accept . nomination 70 more
than one office.
SEQ Z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to DO filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more than 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
IL made under the provisions OF section |
four OF this Act. Should Q vacsncy 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 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. 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 lie Is nominated, the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee ia
Ia TO be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required TO be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. Whom
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom IL Is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing. il practicable. or by writ
Ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tused.
SEC. s. 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 Is nomin.
ated, % specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not lees than ten days before
an election TO ill any public Office or of.
fces. the County Clerk shall cause 10 be
published all the nominations certified to
or hled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in 9 newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
printed 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 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
OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
hon is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same TO the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same ~
provided for In section Q OF this Act.
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