Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-07-28

AND TO MORE fOLLi oANS"N
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March 10, 1911
The People OF the State OF Nevada rep
resan,ed in Senate and Assembly, do en-
&c, as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state snaii
peprinted and distributed at public eA-
nense, as hereinafter provided ine
printing Of general tickets and catas OF
,nstruction for the electors OF each county
ana The delivery OF the same to the eioc-
zion officers, az provided for In this ACT,
shall be q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment oil otner oounsy
expenses, aud in case OF separate eiections
for city, town or district fhcers' the prinr
ing and delivery OF tickets and esrus Vi
i~nstruction shall be charged upon the CITY,
tovn or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manne as the payment OF other ciy'
county or district expenses.
SEc. 2. Any convention, as nereinaitet
defined, held for the purpose oil mskins
Nominations for public office, aud also
eIactors 40 the number hereinafter specl-
fed, may nominate candidates Tor puDiio
Offices. 70 be filed By election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act Is an organized assenplage OF
delegates representing g political party,
which. at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled ct
least 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
convention shall DO certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
bs In writing, shall contain the name oil
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, and shan
designate the party or principle when
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places oil resi-
dence, ard 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 Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
invention in the manner following: A
ertifoate of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate TO be nominated,
with the other information required to be
given in the certificate provided for In 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
nomination is to be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not ali be appended to one paper, but
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, anda cer-
tifioate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate Of nomina-
ton made by a party convention.
SEQ. 8. 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-
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, aud where
a district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEC. g. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office to be filled. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filled, and no person who has voted in
convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against a 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 M office.
Scot. 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 q vacancy occur
from n 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 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
Q certificate, setting forth the mann 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 is
is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. 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 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 office for which he is nomin-
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public office or Of
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published al the nominations certified TO
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper 10
printed 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
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspapers. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall BIO required. one
OF which shall appear in the last regular |
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution, |
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is 10 be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as