Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1893-06-24

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TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1884,
The People OF the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
for public officers within this State snall
be printed and distributed at pubic ek'
pense, o. hereinafter provided. lne
printing Of general tickets and cards o.
~instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery Of the same TO the eiec'
lion officers, ss provided for In this Act,
shalI be 9 county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the SAINT
manner a. the payment OF other county
and 10 case OF separate elections
for CITY, town or district officers, the print.
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
iustr lotion shall be charged upon the city,
town or district 10 which said tickets and
cards are TO BIO used. the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other CITY
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention, as hereinsi'ei
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public Office and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speSi'
fed, may nominate candidates Tor pubic
Offices, TO be filed By election within sue
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Ia an organized assem- 6lsge OF
delegates representing 3 political parry,
which, at the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled a.
least three per cent OF the entire vote cas-
In the State, county, district or other poht'
ical 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
ofice for which he Ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an ofhcer
authorized to administer the same, that
tho matters stated in such certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, aud 9 certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A.. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise than by q
convention in the manner following: A
ertifoate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 30 be nominated,
with the other information required 10 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
10 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
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all 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 shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief, and GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. s.. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices 10 be voted for by
tho electors OF the entire State, shall be
Hled with the Secretary Of State. Certi-
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other public offices shall be filed with the
clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, aud where
a 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 in nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 OF this Act,
more thar one nominee for each Office to
be filed. and no person who has voted In
q 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 nc
person shall accept . nomination to more
than one office.
SEQ q. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary oi
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination ID
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 Q vacancy Occur
from any cause in the list OF nominees fol
any office, such vacancy may be filled at AM
time before the day OF election by the Dol
vention, or by q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power tc
fll vacancies, or by petitions. as provided
In section Tour Of this Act. The Chair.
man and Secretary Of the convention, OF
Of such committee. or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper Officer
Q certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
office for which he Ia nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee il
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor'
nation as is required to be given in az
original certificate of nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom II Is filed shall substitute the nance Of
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, II practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi'
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less thar 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, O. specified in the certificate oil
nomination fled with him.
SEQ. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of.
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to 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 ID
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy Of the
ballot In . public place in each election
precinct within the county. q OF which
copies shall be posted ct the courthouse
door. Whom publication is made by print
log in newspapers. 81 least two publications
BIZ such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
Iiou is 10 be submitted for popular vote.
Secretary OF State shall certify the
.sme 70 the several County Clerks. and said
Oounty Clerks shall publish the same as
nrovided for In section . OF this Act.
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