The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-09-12
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevadd'S
Election Law.
Voters Should Read and Study
It's Provisions.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
GApproved March 10, 1891.


lApproveo March 10, 1871
The People of the State of Nevada,
o,,od :, ca,.,a and Assorohlv
49,
40 enact as lolio"s'
SECTION /. All ballots cast IN cleo
tons for public officers within this State
shall be printed and distributed at
expense, as hereinafter provided. The
printing of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each
county, and the delivery of the same to
the election officers, as provided for in
this Act, shall be county charge, the
payment OF which shall be provided
for In the same manner as the payment
of other county expenses, and III case
of separate elections Tor city town or
district officers, the printing and deli
very of tickets and cards of instruction
shall be charged upon the city, town
or district IN which salu tickets ana
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
SEC. z. Any convention as herein
after dehned, held Tor The purpose OF
making nominations Tor pupllc once
ana also electors TO The number mere
mater specliled, may nominate candl-
dates Tor pubic ofhces, To De hlled by
election within the State. a conVen'
ton WITHIN the meaning oil TINS Act Is
an organized assemblage OF delegates
representing political party, which,
at the last election, before the holding
OF such convention, polled at least
per cent OF the entire vote cast III the
State, county, oistrlcl or o'her pollti-
cal division, Tor winch the NOMINATION
is made.
SEC. 3.-All nominotohs made by
such convention shall be certified as
follows: Inc certificate OF nomina.
ton, which must De IN wrlllhg, shali
contain the name bleach person nomi-
mated, his residence and ONCE Tor when
he Is nominated, ana snail designate
the party or principle which such con-
ventlon represents. IT shall be sisned
by the Chairman ana secretary OF such
convention, VINO snail ada 10 thelr Sig
natures thelr respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an ofhcer
authorized to administer the same, That
the matters stated IN such certificate
are true to the best OF Their knowledge
aud belief, and certlncate o. the SAID
oath shall be annexed to SAID certlhcate
oil nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for pubic office
may be nominated Otherwise than by
convention IN The manner following: A
certificate OF nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required to
be given in the cerIihcate provided Tor
in section = of this Act, shall be signed
by electors residing within the district
or political DIVISION Tor winch candl-
dates are to be presented, equal III num-
Der 10 at least per cent OF tne ehtlFe
vote cast at the last proceeding election
in the State, district or polllca dNls-
ION Tor which the nomlnauoh Is TO De
made; provided, that such certificate
shall not be valid unless signed by
voters. Sald signatures need nov all Do
appended to one paper, out each slgner
shall adj to his signature MS place OF
residence. one OF the slShers OF each
such certlhcate snail swear that tue
statements lherein maze are true 10 the
best OF ms knowed9e ana oelei, aud
cerhhcate OF such oath shall ne annex
ed. Such certihcate OF NOMINATION.
shall nave the same effect as certlt-
cate OF nomination maue py a party
convention.
SEC. 0. Certihcates OF nomination OF
candidates LOT ounces 10 De Voteu Tor Dy
the electors OF the entire state, shall be
MED with the secretary OF state Ger
uhcates OF NOMINATION OF candidates
for all other puoic ofhces shall be hled
Win the ClerKs Oh the respective coun-
ties wherein the Officers are to be voted
fer, and wherea district embraces more
than one county, such certificates shall
be filed with the CLERK OF each OF said
Counties
SEC. =, NO cer'iheate OF NOMINATION
shall contain the name OF more thar
one candidate Tor each once 10 De hlled
No person shaii JON III nominating,
under provision OF sec. OF TINS Act
more than one nominee Tor each oihc'
TO be hiled, ana no person VINO ma
voted In convehtioh' eitner III person
or by proxy, Tor or against candidate
for any office, shall JOIN IN nominating
in any manner, any other nominee 10
that office, ana no person snail accep
nomination to more IMAM one ounce
Sec. Z. Certihcates OF nomination re
CURED to be hied with the secretary Q
state snail De nleo NOT more tnah slxt
days nor less than forty days before IN
DAY OF election when the nomination
made by convention ana not NOR
IMAM sixty days nor less thah thirty Gay