Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-08-25

AMI III AOh6
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1871
The people OF the State Of Nevada. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
&c, % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State Shall
peprinted and distributed Ct public ex-
pense. A hereinafter provided. Ine
printing Of general tickets and CARDS OF
i-nstruotion for the electors OF each oounty,
and the delivery Of the same 10 the cleo
tioo officers, ss provided for In this Act.
sb.ll be . county charge. the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner % the pay ment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets and csrds OF
instruction shall be charged upon the Guy.
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are 70 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for % the same
manner 81 the payment oil other ciiy'
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Any convention. a. hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose Of making
Nominations for public Office, and also
electors 20 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, mar nominate candidates for public
Offices, 70 be filed BY election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this ACT IL an organized Assem- biAge OF
delegates representing . political party
which, al the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled 81
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
10 the state, county, distric, or other polit-
zeal division, for which she nomination II
made.
SEC. g.. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be Ia writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he Ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. 10 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. tha.
the matters stated in such cersihcase are
true TO the best OF their knowledge and
belief. and q certificate Of the. said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate oil
nomination.
SEo. 4. A candidate for public offcs
may be nominated other wise than BY {
convention in the ANN following: A
ertihcate Of nomination containing ths
name Of the candidate 70 be nominated
with the other information required 10 bt
given in the certificate provided for 10 SEQ
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed b.
electors residing within the district Of
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented. equal In number to q
least three per cent OF the entire vote cas-
al the last preceding election in the State
district or political division for which tn
nomination is TO be made; provided. tina
such certificate shall not be valid unlesN
signe cd by three voters. Said signature
need not ell be appended TO one paper. bu
each siguer shall add 10 his signature hi
place OF residence. One Of the signers o
each such certificate shall swear that til
statements therein made are true TO tn
beat Of his knowledge and belief. n q Ger
tidcate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate OF nomination shall hav'
the same effect 90 3 certificate of nomina
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates Of nomination o
candidates for offices 10 be voted for b
the electors of the entire State. shall b
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi
hcates OF nomination OF candidates for al
other public Off oss shall be filed with tn
Clerks Of tue respective COUNTIES whereil
the officers are 10 be voted for, and wher
district embraces more than one county
such certificates shall be filed with th
CLERK Of each OF said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more han on
candidate for each Office to be filled. N
person shall Join in nominating. uude
the provision of Section 4 OF this Act
more Than one nominee for each Office
be filed. and no person who has voted |
convention, either in person or by proxy
for or against o candidate for any office
shall join In nominating. in any manner
any other nominee for that office. and n
person shall accept Q nomination 10 NOR
than one office.
SEQ. Z. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be fled with the Secretary Q
State shall not be filed more than sixt
days o less than forty days before tn
day OF election when the nomination
made by Q convention, and NOT more thal
sixty days nor less than thirty days beior
the day Of election when the nomination
is made under the provisions Of sectiol
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occu
from any cause In the list Of nominees 10
any ofloe. such vacancy may be filled ar1n,
time before the day Of election by the con
vention. OF by . committee TO which th
convention has delegated the power 1
all vacancies. or BY petitions. Is provides
In section four Of this Act. The CHAIR
man and Secretary Of the convention, o
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper office
certificate. setting forth the name Of tn
person nominated 10 fill such vacancy, th
office for which he is nominated, the nam
Of the person for whom the new nominee i
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor
nation a. Is required TO be given in al
original certificate Of nomin alton. Wher
such certificate Is filed, the officer will
whom II is hled shall substitute the name o
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, IL practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi
tuted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before IN election 10 ill any public office
the Secretary of State shall certify 10 thu
County CLERK Of each county within thu
State the name Of each person, and The
name OF the ONCE for which he is nomin'
ated. % specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. O.. Not less than ten days before
an election 10 fill any public Office or Of.
fees, the County Clerk shall osuse to be
published all the nominations certified to
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ID
print ted within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting 6 copy OF the
ballot 10 . public place In each election
precinct within the county. q Of which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication Is made by print
ing In newspapers. Q tleast two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
issue Of such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When . proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ares-
ion is to be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
anne 10 the several County Clerks. and said