Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-05-26
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srspr Hs
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections I'm the
Failure if the Law n Observed.

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 as follows;
SECTION /. All ballots cast In elections
or public officers within this State shall
pe printed and distributed at public ex-
pence, as hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
ADD the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
siou oficsrs, as provided for in this Act.
shall be . county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and 10 case Of separate elections
for CITY, town or district officers. the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district In which said tickets aud
cards are TO be used, the payment OF
which snsll be provided for In the same
manner IS the payment oil other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEo. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for The purpose OF making
nominations for public ofhce, and also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
offices, TO be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act 10 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 polt-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
con yention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name oil
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such 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, aud 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. aud 9 certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated other wise than by q
~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
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election In the State,
district or political division for which the
nomlnstion is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
signed 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 g GER
tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
tho same effect o. 9 certificate of nomina-
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
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
hcates Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public Offices shall be dled with the
Clerks Of the respective COUNTIES wherein
the officers are TO be voted for. aod where
. district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK Of each OF said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more thar one
candidate for each Office to be filed. No
person shall join 10 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 ia person or by proxy,
for or against . candidate for any office,
shall Join In nominating. In any manner,
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept Q nomination 10 more
than one office.
SEQ. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be fled 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 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 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 . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
hll vacancies, or by petitions, IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man aud 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
Ia 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation % 10 required TO be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom II is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi.
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
name OF the ofioe for which he is nomin-
sted, % specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
election TO fill any public Office or Of
ices, the County Clerk shall cause to be
ell the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
prin ted within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy Of the
ballot 10 q public place in each election
within the county. me Of which
popies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
Iug ia newspapers, al least two publications |
By such newspapers shall be required. one
81 which shall appear In the last regular
OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When . proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ion 10 TO be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
TO the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same a.