Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-11-24
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Fall Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srsuf IIs
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AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act IS follows.
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state shall
De printed and distributed at public ex-
pence, a. hereinafter provided. Ihe
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
ton officers, as provided for In this Act,
shall be q county charge. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
amer a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, o or district ofhcers, the PRINT
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are 70 be used. the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner az the pay ment Of other city,
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2. Any convention. as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
led, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, TO be filed BY election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized assemblsge 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 poiit-
icaI division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified as follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
oaics for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chair man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an oficer
authorized 10 administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certiicate 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. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by q
onvention in the manner following: A
erti6cste 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
n0nination il 10 be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add TO his signature his
place of residence. One Of the signers oil
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge and belief, anda GER
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as 9 certificate Of nomina
ton made by 9 party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates Of nomination Of
candidates for Offices TO be voted for b.
the electors OF the entire State, shall bt
fled With the Secretary Of State. Certi
hcates Of nomination Of candidates for al
other public Offices shall be filed with tn
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are 70 be voted for, and whert
adistrict embraces more than one county
such certificates shall be filed with tn,
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEC. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than o q
candidate for each office to be filed. Nj
person shall join 10 nominating, undel
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act
more than one nominee for each ofioe Il
be filed. and no person who has voted II
ac~onvention, 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 NJ
person shall accept . nomination 10 NOR
than one office.
Scot. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary o
State shall not be filed more than sixt.
days nor less than forty days before thI
day OF election when the nomination l
made by Q convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor,
the day OF election when the nomination
Is made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should Q vacancy occul
from any cause In the list Of nominees foi
any Office. such vacancy may be filled at AMI
time before the day Of election BY the con
v~ention. or by . committee TO which tn
convention has delegated the power I,
hll vacancies, or BY petitions. IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The CHAIR
man and Secretary Of the convention, OF
OF such committee, or such petitioner
certificate, setting forth the name Of th,
person nominated to fill such vacancy, th,
office for which lie is nominated, the nam,
of the person for whom the new nominee il
is 10 be substituted, and such further infor
nation o. Ia required to be given in al
original certificate OF nomination. Wher
such certificate is filed, the officer will
whom Ii is filed shall substitute 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. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election 10 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, 80 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
fces, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published 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 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting 3 copy OF the
ballot in 9 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 be required. one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution,