Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-04-07
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND srsor iIs
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections In 'he
rusure if the Law H. Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1884,
The People OF the State Of Nevada rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state snaii
De printed md distributed 81 pubic ex-
pense. as hereinafter PROVIDED. Ans
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
i-nstruction for the electors OF each county,
snd the delivery Of the same to the cleo
sion officers. IS provided for in this Act
shall be . county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
IA soner ss the payment Of other county
expenses, and ia case Of separate elections
for city, town or district officers. the print
ing and delivery OF tickets aud cards OF
i~ns,ruction shall be charged upon ths city.
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner As the payment OF other city
county or district expenses.
Skc. 2. Any convention. a. h~ereinsiior
DEFINED. held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public ONCE, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speei-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 20 be filed By election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized Gssemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polisd 81
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, distric, or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified ~ follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
bach person nominated, his residence and
offce for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. 10 shall be
signed By the Chair N an and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF real
deuce, 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 . certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofico
may be nominated other wise than by .
invention in the manner following: A
erti6cate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate TO be Nominated,
with the other information required TO be
given in the certificate provided for 10 Sec
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented, equal in number to ct
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in the State.
district or political division for which the
nomination il 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, bnt
zach 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 3 cer-
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect asa GER tiicate 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-
icatss OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall BE- filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, aud where
. district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK Of each of said counties.
SEC. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office to be filled. No
person shall join 10 nominating. under
she provision OF Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filled, and no person who has voted In
. 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 accept Q nomination 10 more
than one office.
SEQ. z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed 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 Ia
made by . convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
10 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
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
Ia 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
Q 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
10 to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation % 10 required to be given in an
original certificate OF nominate When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom il is filed shall SUI stitute the name Of
the person therein for the ori yinal nomi. |
nee. by printing, il practicable, or by writ |
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tnted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before 40 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 office for which he lie nomin-
sted, as specified in the certificate OF
filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fces, the County Clerk shall cause to be
all the nominations certified to
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In q newspaper printed with
10 the county. When no newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
be made by posting 9 copy Of the
ballot in . public place in each election
within the county. one Of which
,opies shall be posted at the courthouse
ioor. When publication Is made by print
10 ne wspapers. at least W publications
such newspapers shall be required. one
n which shall appear in the last regular
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SEC. 10. When q proposed Constitution.
institutional amendment or other ques-
ion 10 to be submitted for popular vote.
Secretary OF State shall certify the
ame 10 the several County Clerks. and said
Clerks shall publish the same as