Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-06-16
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND sTeof iIs
PROVISIONS.
rair. aud Clean Elections 1" 'he
Fu,ure if h Law Is Observed
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE DALLOT.

AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March 10, 1891.
The People Of the State Of NeVads' rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION |. All ballots cast IN eiections
or public officers within this Sta.e snaii
pe printed and distributed at pubic ca
pense. a. hereinafter provided. The
nrin,ing Of general tickets aud cards OF
i~nstruction for the electors Of each county,
ana the delivery Of the same TO the eloc-
zion officers, as provided for in this Act,
shall be q county charge. the payment oil
which shall be provided for IN the same
msuusr "a 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 aud CARDS OF
inssruction shall be charged upon the city,
to1n or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner az the pay ment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
SEo. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office. and also
fleCkOTH 10 tQe uuuUcE
fed. may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filed by election within the
stats. A con veution within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized assemblsge oil
delegates representing q political party,
which, al the last election. before the
holding Of such convention, polied ~
Ieast ,hree per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the STATE, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as 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 when
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh convention, who 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 certificate are
true TO the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aad q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate oil
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
convention in the manner following: A
ertidcate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required 10 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
TO be presented. equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
"a tha faat nraoadip0 a~iaatian in kha Etata
district or political division for which the
nomination is to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not 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 signers OF
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
boat OF his knowledge and belief, and a GER
tificate OF such oath shall be annexed.
such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate Of nomins-
tion made by a 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. Oerti-
icates OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are 10 be voted for, aud where
Q 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 flloj. No
person shall join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed, and no person who has voted In
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 office, and no
person shall accept 8 nomination 10 more
than one office.
SEo.7. 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 is
made by q 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 q committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
ill vacancies, or by petitions, as provid cd
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
Ia N ha auhakitutad and aunh furthar;nfo- |
nation as is required 10 be given in en-
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom II ia filed shall substitu to 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 Off e for which be ia nomin.
sted. IS specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election TO fill any public office or Of
foes. the County Clerk shall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified to
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published In q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting 9 copy OF the
ballot in 9 public place In each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing In newspapers. at leasttwo 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,
constitutional amendment or other quss- |
lion is 10 be submitted for popular vote.
lhe Secretary OF State shall certify the