Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-08-18
AUSTRALIAN BiLLOF.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AID sTaof Hs
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections IN IN
rusare ~ the Law d
An ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TgE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS. issi.l
The People Of the State Of Nevsdas rep
re.en,ed 10 Senate and Assembly, do en-
acs ~ follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
ar oahiis officers within this State shall
oe prIa,ed and distributed 81 pubiic ex-
mac. AZ hereinafter provided The
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
tnstructiou for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery OF the same 70 the eiee-
lion officers, - provided for 10 THIS Aet.
shall be . couDsy charge, the payment On
which shall be provided for Ia the same
hammer a. the payment OF otner county
expenses, and 10 case Of separate elections
Tor eity. town or district oheers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards Of
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
tos or district in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In tins same
manne a. the pay Of osner c"y'
county or district expenses.
skc. 2. Any convention. a. hereinaitsr
defined. held for the puEpose Of msking
nominations for public once. and Aso
electors TO the number hereinafter speei-
dsd. may nominate candidates for public
ofioes, 80 be filed By eiestion within the
state. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act il az organized Assem- biage OF
delegates Representing . political party,
which. At the last election before the
holding OF such convention. polled 81
Ioas. three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the STATE, county. district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEQ. 3. All nominations made By such
Convention shall be certified ~ follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
BE- in writing. shall contain the mans o.,
esch person nominated, bis residence and
oaice for which be is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
eech convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chsirman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add 10 their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dsuce, and make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true 10 the best OF their knowledge and
belief. aud q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate. OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated other wise than BY a
Convention in the manner following: A
ertiicate OF nomination oontaining the
name OF the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
too three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented. equal 10 number to al
least three per cent of the entire vote casi
at the Last preceding election in the State,
ls,A-tnk1 - ~~ls&saaI 1fwfafCn To- whfah khn
nomination is TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not sll be appended TO one paper. but
each signer shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One Of the signers oil
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to tbs
best Of bis knowledge and belief. and GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed
S1ch certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect az a certificate of nomina
tion made by . party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination oil
candidates for offices to 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 81
other public offices shall be filed with tbs
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
u C&lOOha - w ~ v h0sf 49, a.
adistrict embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with th;
Clerk OF each OF said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more han one
candidate for each office TO be filled. NJ
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 of this Act
more than one nominee for each Office tt
be filed. and no person who has voted IL
A~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 g nomination 10 more
than one office.
Scot. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be died with the Secretary oil
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination Il
made by Q convention, aud not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomin stion
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause In the list OF nominees fol
any Office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
vention, 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, OF
OF such com mittee, or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
. 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
Ia to be substituted, and such further infor.
nation as is required to be given in IN
original certificate of nomin alton. When
such certificate ia filed. the officer with
whom it is filed shall substitut to 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. 8. 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 ofice for which he 10 nomin.
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. O.. 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 fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ia
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting 8 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 is 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. Whom a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lion fs to be Submitted for popular vote.
The Secretary OF State shall certify the
10 the several County Clerks. and said
Clerks shall publish the same as