Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-11-03
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.


AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS, 1911
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
acs as follows:
sEcrroS 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
De printed and distributed ct public e.
pence. a. hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards oil
instruction for the electors OF each county,
aud the delivery Of the same 10 the cleo
ton officers. a. provided for In this Act.
shall be . county charge. the payment oil
which shall be provided for 10 the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
Tor city, town or district officers. the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be charged upon the 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.
Sko. 2. Any convention, 80 h~ereinafter
defined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
led, may nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be filed by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this ACT IL an organized Assem- blsge OF
delegates representing . political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF suoh convention. polled ct
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State. county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination IL
made.
SEC. 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
eaoh person nominated, his residence and
ONCE for which he il nominated. and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signsd by the Chair man aud Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make path before an officer
authorized TO administer the same. that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true TO the best OF their knowledge aud
belief. and . 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 q
ouvention in the manner following: A
ertifcate 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
lion three Of this Act, shall be signed BY
electors residing within the district OF
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented, equal in number to 81
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 all be appended TO one paper, bui
each signer shall add to his signature his
place OF residence. One OF the signers Of
zach such certificate shall swear that thu
statements therein made are true to thu
best of his knowledge aud belief. and . Ger
tiicats OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect 10 9 certificate of nomina
ton made By . party CON vention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination o.
candidates for Offices TO be voted for b.
the electors OF the entire State, shall b.
filed With the Secretary Of State. Certi
icates Of nomination OF candidates for Ell
other public Offices shall be hled with tn
Clerks Of the respective counsies wherein
the officers are TO be voted for. aud wher,
adistris. mbracss more than on county
sach certificates shall be fled with thu
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. o. No certificate Of nomination
shall contain the name Of more than on,
candidate for each Office 10 be filed. NJ
person shall join Ia nominating. undel
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act
more than one nominee for each ofioe Il
be filed. md no person who has voted IL
ac~onvention. either In person or by proxy
for or against Q candidate for any ofice
any other nominee for that of1ce. and n,
person shall accept Q nomination 10 NOR,
than one Office.
sxo.7 Certificates OF nomination re
CURED to be fled with the Secretary o
State shall not be filed more than sixt,
days nor less than forty days before th'
day OF election when the nomination !
made by Q convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days bsfor,
the day OF election when the nomina tior
IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. should . vacancy occul
from any cause In the list OF nominees FOL
any office. such vacancy may be filled at AM
time before the day Of election by the con
vention. or by . committee TO which tn,
convention has delegated the power II
hIl vacancies. or by petitions. IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, Of
OF such committee. or such petitioner
certificate. setting forth the name Of tn,
person nominated 10 ill such vacancy, th,
office for which lie Is nominated. the nam,
OF the person for whom the new nominee il
lie to be substituted, and such further infor
nation Is Is required to be given in al
original certificate OF nomination. Wher
such certificate Is filed, the officer will
whom II is filed shall substitute the name oi
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing. II practicable, or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi'
tuted.
SEQ. s. 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 Office for which he lie nomin.
ated, as specified in the certificate oil
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 died 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 . copy OF the
ballot in . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
-~-to. .kalf he nnaka1 a. tha annrkoaaa
door. When publication is made by print
ing in ne wspapers, atleast two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
issue Of such paper before election day.
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