Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-09

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rHE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1891.
The People OF the state Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act as follows:
srcrtos 1. All ballots cast in elections
or pnblic officers within this State snail
ma printed and distributed at public ex-
penso, as hereinafter PROVIDED Ine
printing Of general tickets and CARDS OF
Instruction for the electors OF eacn county
and ths delivery Of the same TO the cleo
ton officers, as provided Tor In this Ac',
shall be Q county charge, the payment OF
which shall bs provided Tor IN the same
manner a. the payment oil other county
exneuses. and 10 case Of separate elections
for oity. town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets aud cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the payment OF other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2. Auy convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act IL an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing g political party
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled AZ
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State. county, district or other point
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations mado 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, bis residence and
Office for which he is nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to thelr
signatures their respective places OF resi-
denoe, and make oath before an oflcer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge aud
belief, and Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
OQNeutl0u III tu0 mhuuOE iOhiOWAh6s
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 or
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
nominstion is to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add to bis 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 bis knowledge and belief, and a GER
tihoate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect az q certificate OF nomina-
ton made by a party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices to be voted for By
tho electors Of the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary of State. Oerti-
ficates of nomination OF candidates for all
other public off ces shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the 0 spective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for. and where
q district embraces more than ore county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each OF said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office 10 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 10
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 no
person shall accept q nomination 10 more
than one office.
SEQ. z. 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
IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should o 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- |
v%ention, 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, 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 name
Of the person for whom the new nominee is
Is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation % Is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination.. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom it is filed shall substitute the name of
The person therein for the ori yinal 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 to fill any public Office
the Secretary Of State shall certify to the
Clerk OF each county within the
State the name OF each person, and the
name of the Office for which he is nomin-
ated, as specified in the certificate of
fled with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
IN election to fill any public Office or of.
ices, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
Or fled with him.. Saidpominations shall
be published In a newspaper printed with
n the county. When 10 newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
hall be made By posting q copy Of the |
ballot in Q public place in each election
within the county. one OF which |
shall be posted al the courthouse
ioor. When publication is made by print
ng in newspapers. at least two publications
such newspapers shall be required, one
II which shall appear in the last regular
ssue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. whena proposed Constitution.
amendment or other ques- !
lou is to be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
sme TO the several County Clerks. and said