Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-03-03
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text Of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sTdor us
PROVISIONS.
fair aud Clean Elections in the
Future if the Law Is observed

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1884,
The People Of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented in Senate aud Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
or public officers within this State shall
% printed aud distributed at public ex-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
prin OF general tickets aud cards oil
instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery OF the same to the cleo
zion officers, as provided for In this Act,
shall be q county charge. the payment OF
which shall BIO provided for in the same
hammer a. the payment Of other county
expenses, and in csse OF separate eiections
for CITY, town or district officers. the print
ing aud delivery OF tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or District in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
name as tho payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEc. q. Any nven zion, 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 sssemblage OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polied at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State. county, district or other polit-
icsl division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEQ. 8. All nominations made 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. his residence and
onice for which he Is nominated, aud shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chair an and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, aud make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated 10 such certificate are
true 10 the beat OF their knowledge and
belief. aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEQ. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by u
o~nvention in the manner following: A
ttub8 Vi -
name OF the candidate 10 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
nomip alton is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended TO one paper. but
each signer shall add to his signature ais
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 aud belief. and a GER
~tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate Of nomine-
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination of
candidates for offices to be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
fisd with the Secretary of State. Certi-
ficates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public ofio shall be filed with the
clerks OF the respective COUNTIES whereia
the officers are to be voted for, aud where
q district embraces more han one county,
snoh 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 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 filed. and no person who has voted in
= 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 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 . convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
che 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. 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 he Is nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee is
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomina alton. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom 1t is filed shall Substitute the name OF
the person therein for the orr yinal nomi.
nee. by prin ting. il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus suosti-
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. 9. Not less than ten days before |
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes. the County Clerk shall cause to be
all the nominations certified to
or hled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with |
in the county. When no newspaper lie
prin ted 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 is made by print
Ing in newspapers. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
pf which shall appear In the last regular
Issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When q proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
is to be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
'ams to the several County Clerks. and said
Clerks shall publish the same as