Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-09-02

TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT
Improved Msrchis, 1891.
The People Of the State Of Nevsds' rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this state shall
be printed aud distributed at pubic ex-
pense, as hereinafter provided. tns
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery Of the same 10 the eiec-
tiou officers, as provided for 10 this ACT.
shall be o county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner % the payment OF otner county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiechons
for city, tow or district officers, the PRINT
ing and delivery OF tickets and CARDS OF
i~nstruction 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 c's'
county or district expenses.
SEC. a. Any convention, ~ hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF mskins
nominations for public Office, n also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed. NAV nominate candidates for pubic
offices, 10 be filed By election within we
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act is an organized sssemblsse CT
delegates representing q political party,
which, 81 the last election, before TIE
holding Of such convention. polled 81
Iesst three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polii-
icaI division, for which the nomination IL
made.
SEC. 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
each person nominated, his residence and
office for which be Is nominated, q shall
designate the party OF principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chairman aud Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before sn officer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true TO the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated wise than by 8
invention in the manner following: A
ertifcate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 20 be nominated,
with the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for in 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 st
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in The State,
district or political division for which the
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such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, bat
each signer 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 aud belief, and a GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate of nomina-
ton made by . party convention.
SEQ. s.. Certificates of nomination Of
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary Of State. Certi-
fcates OF nomination OF candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers ara TO be voted for, and where
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 contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each office TO be filed. 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
convention, either in person or by proxy,
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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.
SEo.7 2. Certificates OF nomination re.
quired to be 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 ia
made by o convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
Ia 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 filed at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, 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
e 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 ID
is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom ii is filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing, if practicable, or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. s. 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 name Of each person, and the |
name OF the Office for which be Ia nomin- |
ated. as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. 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 ia
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting q o of the
ballot In . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication Is made by print
log 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 a proposed Constitution, |
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion 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 a.
provided for in section Q OF this Act.
SEQ. IL. II shall be the duty Of the
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