Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-07-29


AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
Tue SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
fApprovsd Msreh1s. issl.l
The People Of the State Of Nevada. rep
resented In senate and Assembly. do en-
aet a. follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots csst in elections
for pub,ic osicers within this state shall
be printed and distributed 81 pubic s1-
psnse, - hereinafter provided lie
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
f~o.truction for the electors q each county
and the delivery Of the sane 80 the sleo-
tion officers, % provided for N tnis Aet,
shall be . county charge, the psynent oi
which shall be provided for IN the sane
msnasr a. the payment Of other county
expenses. and in case Of separate elections
for city, so~n or dissries o1csrs, shs PRINT
ing sna delivery Of tickets snd CARDS o.
instrucsion shall be charged upon TIE eit5.
to.n or district In which said tickefs Ano
cards are 70 be used, tbe payment o.
which shall be provided for in tbs same
name a. the payment OF oiner elfy'
county or district expenses.
SIC. a. AR convention - hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose Of making
nominations for pablo once. and Also
electors 20 the number hereinafter spsci-
ned. nav nominate candidates for public
Offices, 20 be flied By election within tne
State. A convention within the mesning
Of this Act is IN Organized sssera oisge OF
delegates representing . politscs parry
which, 81 the last election. before the
holding OF such convention polled 81
least three Der cent Of the entire vote cast
In the Ss2ts, county, district or other Polt
icsl division, for which the nomination 70
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BIZ such
convention shall Be certified ~ foliows:
The certificate Of nomination which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated. his residences and
Office for which be IL nominated, aud shan
designate the psrty or principle wnica
such convention represents. IL shall Dc
signed by the Chairman and Secretary Of
such convention. who shall add 10 their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence. and make oath before m officer
authorized 10 administer the ssne, that
the matters stated in s1ch certificate are
true TO the best Of their knowledge and
belief. snd Q certificate Of tbs said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate Of
nomination.
SIC. 4. A candidate for public Office
mar be nominated other wise than BY q
onyention in the manner folioxing: A
ertifcste Of nomination contAioing the
name Of the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required 70 be
given In the certificate provided for 10 sec
zion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
70 be presented. equal in number 10 at
Isast three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in che State,
district or political division for which tbs
nomination is TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signs ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended TO one paper, but
each signer shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers OF
each such certificate shsll swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
beat Of his knowledge snd belief, anda GER
tifcste OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect % o certificate OF nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEC. s. 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
. district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK Of each OF said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
ah.ft aout.t. Aha .a.na ~ nnnra than ona
candidate for each Office to be filed. No
person shall Join in nominating, under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more 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 70 more
than one offoe.
SEo.7 z. 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 10
made by Q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less han thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
is made under the provisions Of section
four OF this Act. Should 9 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 . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power 10
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
.LaIl -aLo an1 Sla nth tha pxana~ nA1aaw
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to I'LL such vacancy. the
Office for which he il nominated, the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee Is
il 10 be substituted. and such further infor-
nation - 10 required 10 be given In al
original certi6esss Of nomination. When
such csrtifesss i fled, the officer with
whom Is IL 6isd shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. By printing. II praetiesble, or by writ
Ing ths lame Of the person thus subssE-
tuto1.
SEC. 8. Not lsss than twenty-five dsJs
before 80 election 10 81 any p1biis oGss
the Sss.stxry 81 Stats shall certify 70 tbs
Cezasy Clsrk q esek eon.ty ssshin the
STATE Eks ssze n s2e1 rsssot, end the
nsszs q SIC s31 ssr sAie1 be IL nomin-
asl a. s>ea&s1 - rs certificate Of
aszszsaos tks< r<1 AG
sacs. VS. 1@s k1s1 $50 days before
ss sssessos - a. esq grDfe Oitsce or a.
Gcss. ths Ccs.sg C-erf stall oaase 10 be
pubIskst al Gs ssnaneEi0ns certified 10
or EIsd sisk k4E< Ae11 nominations shall
Be r1blszhst IN . E~ssspzDer printed HiiL-
10 The c1zss5. NLsa no Newspaper =
printed ssshls IL eonnsy. the pnbAesison
shall Be nsts DJ posting . copy Of the
ballot 10 . pstlie place in . election
precinct vithin The county. q Of which
copies shall Be pasted 81 the e~ours-honse
door. When p~1biiostioB IL made BY print
ing In nc wspspefs, 81 least two publications
by such Newspapers shall Be required, one
OF which shall sppeAr In the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ton is to be submitted for popular vote.