Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-09-08
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's we"
Election Law.
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rgE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1891.
Thu People o, the State Of NeVsds' rep
resented In senate and Assembly. do en-
sos o. follovs:
SECTION /. All ballots cast 10 eieehons
or public officers within this stAse 'AsH
ma rrInted and distributed st public ex-
nsnsa- "a hereinafter provided. The
prlntlng Of general tickets and cards OF
instrnoiion for the electors Of each county
All the delivery Of the same TO tbs cleo
lion officers, a. provided for in tnis Aet.
anal be : county charge, the payment OF
vhioh shall be provided Tor 10 the same
manner AZ The psy OF other coon'y
expenses. and in case of separate elec'ions
~, oitv. tosn or District officers. the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
tnstrnotion shall be charged upo the oify.
tosn or dissrict in which said tickets 500
osrds are 10 be used. the payment Of
vhioh shall be provided for in the same
manner ~ the payment OF otner Guy
county or district expenses.
SEQ. q. Any convention a. n~efeinsi.et
defined, held for the purpose OF makius
nominations for public once. ana aIso
electors 10 The number hereinafter speci'
eed. NAV nominate candidates for public
ossoes. 10 be alled by election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act 10 an organized assem blsse OF
deleaates representing q political party
vhieh. Al the last election, before tine
holding OF suoh convention, polled ~
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in he State, county, distric. or other polit-
ioal division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SFc. 8, All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, whioh mus
be Ia writing, shall contain the name oil
each person nominated, his residence .
oboe for which he Is n~ominated, and shall
designate the party or principle whion
suoh convention represents. IL shall 20
aionea bv the Chairman and Secretary Of
such convention, who shall add TO their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
authorized 20 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true 10 the beet Of their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said oertiioate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
o~nvention in the manner following; A
ertiicate Of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate 10 be ated.
With the other information required 10 be
given in the certificate provided for in Sec
zion 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 lsst preceding election In Abe State,
district or political division for which the
n~ominstion is TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended 10 one paper, but
each signer shall add 10 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 q GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed
such certificate OF nomination shall have
she same effect as q certificate OF nomins
zion made by 8 party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination oil
candidates for offices 10 be voted for BY
the electors Of the entire State, shall bt
fled With the Secretary Of State. Oerti
fcates of nomination OF Candidates for al
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 20 be voted for, and where
district embraces more than one county
such certificates shsll be fled with ID;
CLERK Of each of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name of more than on
candidate for each Office TO be filled. NJ
person shall Join in nominating. undel
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act
more than one nominee for each office Il
be filled. and no person who has voted II
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for or against q candidate for any office
any other nominee for that ofioe. and nj
person shall accept 8 nomination 70 NOR,
than one office.
Scot. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary o.
State shall not be filed more Than sixty
days nor less than forty days before thu
day OF election when the nomination II
made by q convention, n not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor,
the day OF election when the nomination
10 made under the provisions OF seotioI
four Of this Act. Should Q vacancy occul
from any cause 10 the list OF nominees fol
any office. such vacancy may be filled al AM
time before the day OF election by the CON
vention. or by . committee 10 which tht
convention has delegated the power Il
fll vacancies. or by petitions, as provided
In section four OF this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary OF the convection, oil
Of such committee, or such petitioner,
. Ger tiicate, setting forth the name Of the
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
office for which he Is nominated. the nam
OF the person for whom the new nominee ID
is TO DO substituted, and suoh further infor
nation - 10 required to be given In su
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate ia filed, the officer with
whom II is fied shall substitute the name 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.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before 40 election 10 fill any public Office
the Secretary OF State shall certify 70 the
County CLERK OF each county within the
State the name OF each person. and the
nam Of the ofice for which he Ia nomin-
ated. as specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election 10 fill any public office or Of
nces, the County Clerk shall cause 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 is
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF the
ballot in q public place In each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication Ia made by print
ing 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 8 proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion 10 10 be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. and said
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