Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-03-24
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
vortss SHOULD READ AND srsof IT'S
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clear Elections In she
Failure o. the Law 10 observed.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TIE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved march, IS, lssi.l
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
ar pubiic officers within this State shall
pa printed and distributed at public e.
pense. a. hereinafter provided. The
printing OF general tickets and cards OF
Instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same 10 the cleo
sion o~ficers, as provided for in this Act.
shall be . county charge, the payment Of
which shall be provided for in the same
"a amer 90 the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for CITY, town or district officers, the print
ing and delivery Of tickets q cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets aud
cards are 70 be used, the payment Of
which shall be provided for In the same
manner az the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SIC. 2. Any conven ton, as hereinafter
defined, hsld for the purpose OF making
nomin stions for public Office, and siso
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, mar nominate candidates for public
hoes, 20 be hlled By election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Ac. IL An organized sssemblsge OF
delegates representing . political party
which, a. the last election, before the
holding OF such Convention, polled 81
least three per cent OF the entire vote cass
In the State. county, district or other point
icAl division, for which the nomination ID
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified "a follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
bs 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
ONCE for which be 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 10 their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dencs, aud make oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SIC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than BY q
onvention in the manner following: A
ertifcats 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
tion 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
az the last preceding election in the State.
district or political division for which the
nomination Is TO be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unless
sign ed By three voters. Said signatures
need not sl be appended to one paper. bu.
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, ands GER
tiicste OF such oath shall be annexed.
Sach certificate OF nomination shall have
The ssms effect Is q certificate of nomina.
ton made BY q party convention.
SEC. 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. Oerti-
fcAtss OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF tbs respective counties wherein
the officers are TO be voted for, and where
Q district embraces more han one county,
sach certificates shall be fled with the
Clerk Of zach Of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
abaff 1nRfafp tha mama ~ unNra than ma
candidate for each office to be filed. 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, and no person who has voted in
q convention, either in 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 acoep. . nomination 10 more
than one ONCE.
SEc.7 z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more than sixty
dsys 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 than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act, Should 8 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
-L.1 -AL. 49, al ~rssL 49, $500 A.
. 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 ia
10 10 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as Ia required TO be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom ii il filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the ori yinai 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 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 be 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 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
within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot in q public place in each election
precinct within the county, M OF which
shall be posted al the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
Ing in NJ newspapers, at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required, one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution.