Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-01-06

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOf.
Approved March 10, 1871
The People OF the State Of Nevsda' rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
acs a. follows:
SECTION 1. AL ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
D, printed and distributed al pubic OK
pense, as hereinafter provided. The
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
i~nstruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same to the elec-
ton officers, as 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 OF other county
expenses, and In case Of separate elections
for city, 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,
bounty or district expenses.
Sto' a. ANY CONVEX lion, az hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public ofice. aud also
e~lecsors 20 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filled by election within the
State. A con ven tion within the meaning
OF this Act Ia an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, al the last election. before the
holding Of such convention. polled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
bo In writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
office for which he ia nominated, aud 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 to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by a
onvention in the manner 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 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
loast three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in .he State,
district OF political division for which the
nominssion 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, 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. and a cor
tiicate OF such oath shall DO annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect % a certificate of nomina-
ton made by 9 party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall DO
filed with the Secretary of State. Certi-
ficates 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, and where
. district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each OF said counties.
SEC. @. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more han 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, aud no person who has voted In
q convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating. 10 any manner,
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept q nomination to 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
Is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should q 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 q committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
ill 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
psrso nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
office for which he Is nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee is
IL 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation ss Is required to be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom II IL filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the orr yinal nomit.
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
OF the ofic e for which he is nomin-
sted, Is specified 10 the certificate OF
filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days before |
election to fill any public Office or Of
dces, the County Clerk shall cause TO be
all the nominations certified to
DR. hled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In 9 newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no newspaper 10
prin ted within the county. the publication
hall be made by posting 9 copy OF the
ballot in . public place in each election
within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted al the courthouse
loor. When publication is made by print
ng 10 newspapers. at least two publications
" such newspapers shall be required. one
which shall appear in the last regular
ssue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When . proposed Constitution,
amendment or other ques-
on is 10 be submitted for popular vote.
ia Secretary OF State shall certify the
me 10 the several County Clerks. and said
Iounty Clerks shall publish the same as
-nv;5ad far in zeotiou Q of this Act.