Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-12-15
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Foil Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sTsOr ITS
Provisions.
Fair aud Clean Elections In she
vuturc ~ n Law 10 Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
81 SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

THE SECRECY OF THE
Approved March Is, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada' rep
re.ented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
srcrrox 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state SHAH
ne printed and distributed a. public ek-
psnse. as hereinafter provided. Inc
OF general tickets and CARDS OF
for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
lion officers, as provided for in this Act.
shall be . county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided Tor In the same
"A amer a. the payment OF other county
expensss, and in case OF separate elections
Tor oity. 10 WI or district o~ficers, the print
inv and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
i~us,ruc,ica shall be charged upon the city,
to.n or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used. the payment oil
which shall be provided for 10 the same
manner as the pay ment OF other city,
oJunty or district expenses.
SIC. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
dedoed, held for ths purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
ied, may nominate candidates for public
offices. to be flled by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing . political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polled ct
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
Ia the State. county. district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
$50. 8. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated. his residence and
oaics for which he is nominated, aud sinai
designate the party or principle which
such oonysntion represents. Il shall be
signed By the Chairman and Secretary Of
suoh convention, vino shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and MAKE oath before an officer
authorized to administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certifcate are
true to the best Of their knowledge and
belief, aud Q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated other wise b 9 BY 9
o~nveution in the manner following: A
ertifcate Of nomination containing the
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
residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented, equal in number to at
least three per sent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided. that
such certiicat shall not be valid unless
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper. but
each siguer 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 aud belief. snds GER
tidcate Of such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect IS q certificate of nomins.
ton made by q party con vention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates Of nomination Of
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
foates OF nomination Of candidates for all
OtubT QuDtkc 0tuDos 8uaAA D5 uktQ WIN tut
clerks Of ths respective COUNTIES wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for. and where
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each OF said counties.
SEQ. 9. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more han one
candidate for each Office TO be filled. No
psrson shall join Ia nominating. under
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more than one nominee for each Office TO
be Allied. and no person who has voted In
a~convention, 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 ofioe, and no
person shall accept . nomination 70 more
than one ofioe.
SEQ. Z. Certificates Of nomination re.
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be fled more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination ID
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 . vacancy OCCUR
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day Of election by the con.
vention, or by . com N ittee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies. or BY petitions. as provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary of the convention, or
OF such committee, OF 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 lac is nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee lie
Ia to 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 tits 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. 8. Not lsss than twenty-five days
before IN election 10 6ll any public Office
the Secretary Of State shall certify 10 the
CLERK OF each county within the
State the name Of each person. and the
OF the Office for which he 10 nomin-
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office OF Of
fees. the County Clerk shall pause to be
published all the nominations certified to
Dr. hled With him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
n the county. When no newspaper is
within the county. the publication
hall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot In q public place in each election
within ~thaoounty. one Of which
opies shall be posted at the courthouse
Ioor. When publication is made by print
ng in newspapers. at least two publications
y such newspapers shall be required. one
I which shall appear in the last regular
Isue Of such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
institutional amendmsnt or other CUES
is TO be submitted for popular vote.
10 Secretary OF State shall certify the
me 10 the several County Clerks. aud said