Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1894-02-24

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 as follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast 10 elections
or public officers within this State shall
pc printed and distributed at public ex-
peuse. as hereinafter provided. Ihe
printing OF general tickets aud cards oil
Instruction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same to the cleo
sion officers, as provided for in this Act,
shall be a county charge. the payment oil
which shall be provided for la the same
m tanner 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 and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district In which said tickets aud
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' a.. Any convention, as hereinafter
defined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, aud also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates Tor public
ofices, 10 be filled by election within the
State. A con vention within the meaning
of this Act Is an organized Assem- blsge oil
delegates representing q political party,
which, at the last election, before ths
holding OF such convention. polled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poli.-
ioai division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEQ. 3. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified a. follows:
The certificate of nomination, which must
b. 10 writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. II shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary of
such 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 beat Of their knowledge and
belief. aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed to said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated other wise than by a
convention in the manner following: A
ersifcate 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
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates ara
to be presented. equal In number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last preceding election 10 .he State,
district or political division for which the
nominstion il to be made; provided. that
suoh certificate shall not be valid unless
signe ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
esch signer shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One OF the signers OF
zach such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
beat of his knowledge and belief, and a cer-
~tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect ~ a certificate of nomina-
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. s.. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices TO be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
hlod with the Secretary Of State. Certi-
fcatss 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, and where
q district embraces moro han one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each of said counties.
SEC. O.. 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
che provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed. and no person who has voted in
= copvention, 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 TO more
than n Office.
SEQ. 7. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more thar sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination 10
made by . 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 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 . committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies, or by petitions. as provided
In section four Of his Act. The Chair
man aud 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
is 10 be substituted and such further infor-
M tion a. Ia ra0nirai m ha Oivan in an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom 1t 10 filed shall gu bstitute 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-
tuted.
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election to fill any pablo 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 is nomin.
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 0. Not less than ten days before |
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes. the County Clerk shall cause TO be
all the nominations certified to |
or died with him. Said nominations shall
be published In g newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper 10
within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of the
10 q public place in each election
within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
log in newspapers. at least two publications
such newspapers shall be required. one
- .ttai ohalt annaar in Aha laaf raunla.I
OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
amendment or other ques-
10 to be submitted for popular vote.
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
10 the seversl County Clerks. and said
Clerks shall publish the same AZ
for In section 9 Of this Act.