Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-02-11

AND III AOhG EC11
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
fApproved March 10, 1s9i.l
Ths PsooIe Of the State Of Nevada. rep
resented 10 Senate snd Assembly DO en-
act o. follows:
sxcrrox 1. All ballots cast in elections
for pabiic officers within this state soaii
he printed and distributed 81 paolie s1-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. lac
nriating Of general tickets a3d cards OF
lnssrucsion for the elessors OF each coanty'
and the delivery Of ths same to the eiee-
,ioa offcsrs. - provided Tor IN thts Aes,
shall be . county charge, Zoe payment o.
which shall be provided for 10 the same
amer 90 the payment OF otner ounty
expenses, and in case OF separate eiectons
for city, tosn or district ohcers, the PRINT
ing snd delivery Of ncket< Aad estas y
i~nstrucsion shall be charged upon the citys
tosu or district in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for IN tins same
manner as the payment oil other ely
eJunty or district expenses.
SEC 2. Any convention. ss hereinaiser
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ofice, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
aed. NAV nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be hlled By election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF ,his Act Is al organized ~assemblsge OF
delegates representing . political party
which, At The last election before tne
holding Of such Convention, poiIsd ~
least three per cant OF the entire vote cass
Ia the State, county, district OF other point
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
sEc. 8. All nominations made by such
coaysntion shall bs cersiisd a. follows:
Tue certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each psrsou nominated, his residence and
oaice for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or prlncipls which
such oonvsation represents. 10 shall De
signed BIZ the Chair man add Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
si~Snzturss their respective places OF real
dsnce, and mare 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, aud Q c~srtidcats Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public ohics
may be dominated other wise than By .
onvention in the manner follosing: A
ertifcAts of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate 20 be nominated.
with the other Information required 10 be
given in ths certificate provided for 10 sec
tiou three of this Act, shall be signed By
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
to be presen ted. equal in numbs 10 at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
al the Last preceding election 10 she State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is 10 be msds; provided. that
sush csrtidcats shall not be valid unless
ii cd by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended to one paper. but
each sizner shall add 10 bis signature his
place Of residences. 0ne OF the signers OF
each such csrtiicsts shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
bsst Of his knowledgs AID belief. and GER
tidcAts OF such oath shall be annexed.
such certificate OF nomination shall have
shs same effect - . certificate OF nomina-
ton made By 9 party convention.
SEc. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
Candidates for Offices TO be voted for by
ths electors Of the entire State, shall be
filed With the Secretary Of State. Certi-
fsatss OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public ofisss shall be filed with the
Clerks OF ths respective e1unties wherein
the Officers are to be voted for, aud where
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEC. 8. No csrtiicase OF nomination
shall contsin the name OF more han one
candidate for each Office to be flIed. No
person shall join ia nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each office to
be filed. aud no person Who has voted in
scouvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . 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.
SECT. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be hled 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 10
msds by . convention. and not more than
sixty days nor lass than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF tnis 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-
v~sntion. or by Q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power TO
fill vacancies. or by petitions, as provided
10 section four OF this Act. The Chair
man aud Secretary Of the convention. or
OF such committee. or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
Q certificate. setting forth tina name Of the
person nominated 10 fill such vacancy, the
Office for which lac Is nominated, the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee ia
Il A. - a.Aatfs-tA1 49, arn
nation a. Is required TO be given in an
original certidcats OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom tits died shall 90 bstitute 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-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election TO fill any public Office
the Secretary OF State shall certify to the
County Clerk OF each county within the
State the nam Of each person. aud the
name OF the office for which he 10 nomin-
ated. ~ specified in the certificate OF
nomination dled 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 died with him. Said nominations shall
be published in Q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publicstion
shall be made by posting . COPY OF the
ballot In . public place In each election
precincs within the county. n OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
log 10 ne wspapers. atieas.two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
issue OF suoh paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When 9 proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 70 the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the ssme IS
provided for In section Q Of this Act.