Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-12-22
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD Read And srspT ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair ard Clean Eiecsions In IN
r.,ure if tho Law IL Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AMI ~ MOh6
Tue SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS. 1871
The People OF the State Of Nevada. rep
resented in Senate aud Assembly, do en-
act IS follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
oe printed and distributed 81 public ex-
p.nse. as hereinafter provided. Inc
prio ting of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each coun'y'
and the delivery OF the same to the eiec-
tion officers. ~ provided for In tnis Act,
shall be q county charge. the payments OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment oil other county
expenses, and in case OF separate eiections
Tor eity. town or district o icers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets aud cards OF
instruction shall be charged upon the city.
toyn or district 10 which said tickets aud
cards are 70 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for 10 ths same
manner IS the payment OF 1iIsr city
oJunty or district expenses.
sEo. q. Auy convention. as hereinafter
e6ned, hsid for the purpose OF making
nominations for public once, o also
electors 20 the number hereinafter speci-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
Offices. 20 be filed By election within the
state. A con ven ton within the meaning
OF this Act IL 80 organized assem blage OF
delegates representing . political party
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled a.
least three per cent OF the entire vote Cast
in the Stats. county, district or other point
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. g.. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified - follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
bs in writing, shall contain the name OF
e.ch person nominated, bis residence and
offcs for which he Is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by 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 to administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true 10 the best OF their knowledge aud
belief. aud . certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. f.. A candidate for public ofics
may bs nominated other wise b by q
OuNtuttOu III tuo hhunck AOiAc"ta6
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 in sec
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed by
elcctors 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
al the last proceeding election 10 the State,
district or political division for which the
nominstion il TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signs cd By three voters. Said signatures
need not ell 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 wear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief, and GER
tiicAte OF such oath shall be annexed.
Sush certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect ~ . certificate Of nomina.
ton made BY . party CON vention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates Of nomination OF
candidates for Offices 10 be voted for BY
the slestors Of the entire State. shall be
fIsd with the Secretary OF State. Csrti-
hcatss OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public Oh ss shall be flsd with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
ths officers are 10 be voted for. aud where
. district embraces more than one county,
saoh certificates shall be hlsd with the
Clerk Of zach Of said counties.
$50. a. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each ofioe TO be filed. No
person shall join In nominating. under
ths provision OF Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each ONCE TO
be filed. and NO person who has voted In
aoonvention, either 10 person or BY proxy.
for or against Q candidate for any Office,
shall Join 10 nominating. 10 any tanner,
n other nominee for that ofice, and no
person shall accept Q nomination 10 more
than one Office.
SEQ Z. Certificates Of nomination re-
quirsd to be fled with the Secretary OF
Htate shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination IL
made by . 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 . 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-
vsntion. or By . committee 10 which the
convention has delegated the power to
all vacancies, or BY petitions. % 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 dle with the proper officer
. c~srtifcste. 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 is
10 10 be substituted. and such further infor.
nation - IL required to be given In an
original certificate Of nomin alton. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom 1t IL filed shall substitu to 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.
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, IS specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published ell the nominations certified to
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in . newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ID
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . oopy Of the
ballot 10 . 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
Jog In newspapers. al least two publications
BY such newspapers shall be required. me
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-
lion 10 to be submitted for popular vote.
bhs Secretary OF State shall certify the
SANE to the several County Clerks. and said