Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-08-04

ANIL III NUM- ANLA
THE SECRECY oF THE BALLOT
Approved MarohI3, 1891.
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate snd Assembly do en-
act as follows;
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or nublic officers within this State shall
peprln,ed and distributed OF public ex-
pense. as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing OF general tickets aud cards OF
instruction for the electors OF eacn county
and the delivery OF the same 10 the eiec-
zion officers, IS provided for In THIS ACT,
shall be 9 county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided Tor IN the ssms
manner as the payment OF otner eoun'y
exnanses. and Ia case OF separate elections
for CITY. town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
i~nstruction shall be charged upon the city,
toun or district In which said tickets and
cards ara 10 be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner az the payment OF other city'
county or district expenses
SIC 4, Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF MAKING
nominations for public once, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, msy nominate candidates Tor pupiic
Offices, 20 be filed By election within tne
State. A con yention within the meaning
OF This Act is an organized sssemblsge OF
delegates representing a political party,
which, al she last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
Iaas, three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
sec. 8. All nominations made BY such
var yention 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
ohice for which he Is nominated, and snan
designate the party or principle Wnion
such convention represents. ~ snAii %
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shall add 10 shelr
sienatures their respective places OF resi-
dance. and make oath before an officer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
The matters stated in such certificate are
true 20 The best Of their knowledge and
belief, and a certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 70 said certificate OF
nomination.
$50. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than By q
onveution in the manner following: A
ertifcste OF nomination containing the
name of the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other Information required to be
given in she certificate provided for In Sec
tion three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
to be presen sed, equal In number TO at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
al the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is 10 be made; provided, that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signe ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not oil be appended TO one paper. but
each signer shall add 30 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 cer-
tihcate Of such oath shall be annexed.
S1oh certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina-
tion made by e party convention.
SRo. 5. Certificates Of nomination OF
candidates for offices 10 be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
fled With the Secretary OF State. Oerti-
foates OF nomination of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be filed with the
clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 20 be voted for, and where
a district embraces more than one county,
suoh certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk OF each OF said counties.
SEC. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office TO be filed. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision OF Section 1 of this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office to
DO filed, and no person who has voted in
q 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.
SEo.7 7. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than for.J days before the
day OF election when the nomination ia
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 a vacancy occur
from any cause In the list OF nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled al 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 aud Secretary Of the convention, or
OF suoh committee, or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
a 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
lie 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation "a is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
suoh certificate is filed, the officer with
whom 1t is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee, by printing, if practicable. or by writ |
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. s. 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 nsme Of each person, and the
name OF the office for which be is nomin- |
ated, as specified in the certificate Of |
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 3. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified 10
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published In q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of the
ballot in Q public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted OF the courthouse
door. When publication is made BY print.
ing In newspapers, Al least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required, one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
issue OF suoh paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other cues.
tion 10 to be submitted for popular vote,
she Secretary Of State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as