Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-01-13

THE SECRECY OF THE bALLOl'
Approved March 10, 1884,
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-
act % follows:
sEcrroS /. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state shsii
De printed aud distributed at public ex-
pense. a. hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruetlon for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same 10 the cleo
zion officers, as provided for in this Act.
shall be q county charge, the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
tanner as the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for city, town or districtoficers. the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
tovn or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
hammer as the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
Sso. q. Any convention. as hereinafter
defined. held for the purpose oil making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
hed, 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 sssemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party
which, At the last election, before the
holding OF such convection, 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 Is
made.
SEQ. 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
office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convent ion represents. 1t shall be
signed By the CHAIR man and Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
denee, 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. aud Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
onvention in the manner following: A
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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 .he State,
district or political division for which The
nomination il to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall moi 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 his
place OF residence. One OF the siguers of
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
beat of his knowledge aud belief. and Ger
tiicate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect AZ a certificate of nomina-
ton made by a party convention.
SEQ. 5. Oertifi ,stos 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- filed with the
Clerks OF tho respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for. aud where
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clork OF each of said counties.
SEQ 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 filled, aud no person who has voted In
aconventiou, 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. aud no
person shall accept 8 nomination TO more
than ono office.
Scot Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be dled 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 han thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
IL 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
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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
IL 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation ~ Is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
suoh certificate Is filed. the officer with
whom 1t is filed shall su bstitute the name OF
the person therein for the ori .inal nomi.
nee. by printing. il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less han twenty-five days
before an election to ill 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, a. 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
fees, the County Clerk snail cause to be
all the nominations certified to
or died with him. Said nominations shall
In the county. When no newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy OF the
in . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
shall be posted at the courthouse
When publication is made by print
Ing In ne wspapers. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
81 which hall appear in the last regular
OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution, |
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lion 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 as