Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-04-21
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Injection Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sraof ns
PROVISIONS.
Fair. aud Clean Elections In she
rusure if the Law IL Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AMI ~ mOAs
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
IApproysd March Is. 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada. rep
resented in Senate and Assembly. do en-
act Is follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or pubiic officers within this State shall
ps printed and distributed at public ex-
penso. a. hereinafter provided. Ihe
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
inatruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
sion officers, as provided for 10 this ACT.
shall be . county charge. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner ~ the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiecsions
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing aud delivery Of tickets aud cards OF
Instr otion shall be charged upon Inc oily,
town or district in which said tickets ana
cards are TO be used. the pawn OF
which shall b provided for in the same
manner a. the pay ment oil other city'
county or district expenses.
Skc. 2. Any convention. % hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public office, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, TO be filled by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this 40 IL an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing . political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polled at
loAst three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
icai division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BY such
con INVENTION shall be certified as follows:
The certificate of nomination. which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OIL
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman aud Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shsn add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an officer
Authorized to administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A. A candidate for public ofics
may be Nominated otherwise than by a
~onveution in he menner following: A
ertifcate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given In the certificate provided for 10 sec
ton three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district OF
political division for which candidates are
TO 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
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended to one paper. bui
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 a GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina.
ton made by a party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary Of State. Certi-
icates OF nomination of candidates for all
other public offices shall bs 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.
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 than one nominee for each Office to
be filed. and no person who has voted In
aconvention, 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 TO more
than one office.
SEo.7 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 is
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 . 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 to
ill vacancies, or by petitions. IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention. or
Of such committee. 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 lie is nominated. the nam
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10 to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation ~ is required to be given In an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom il Is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing, il practicable, or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election 10 all 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 be Is nomin-
ated, a. specified in the certificate OF
fled with him.
SEC. o. Not iess than ten days before
election to fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
all the nominations certified to
or fled With him. Said nominations shall
be published in 9 newspaper printed with |
In the county. When no newspaper in
within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting Q copy OF the |
ballot in . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication il made by print
log in newspapers. ct 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 . proposed Constitution, |
constitutional amendment or other ques-
zion is to be submitted for popular vote, |
the Secretary oil State shall certify the
TO theseversl County Clerks. and said |
County CIsrsss shall publish the same u