Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-11-09
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
ruIl Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
WATERS SHOULD READ AND sTsuT ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair. and Clean Elections In 'he
rusure n the Law IL observed

AN Aor RELATING TO ELECTIONS
N TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
IApproved March IS, 1884,
Thu People Of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
aos as follows:
srorros 1. All ballots cast in elections
ar public officers within this State shall
ne prins ted and distributed at public ex-
nance. As hereinafter provided. Ihe
nnrinting OF general tickets and cards Of
i~nstruo.ion for the electors OF each county,
ana the delivery OF the same to the cleo
tion officers, as provided for in this Act.
shall be . county charge, the payment Oh
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or district officers, the print
ing aud delivery OF tickets and CARDS OF
instruction shall be charged upon the Guy,
town or district in which said ticke's ano
cards are to be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the payment oil other Guy
county or district expenses.
Ssc. q. Any convention. as hereinafter
efned, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fied. may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be filled by election within tne
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing . political party
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poht-
ical division, for which the nomination ID
made.
SEC. g.. 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
Office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle WHOM
such convention represents. IL 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 best OF their knowledge and
belief, and . 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 than by a
nve q ton in the manner following: A
ertiicate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate to be nominated,
with the other information required to BIO
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 are
10 be presented. equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in the State.
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
beat OF his knowledge and belief, and a GER
tifoa.e OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate of nomina'
ton made by 9 party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination oil
candidates for offices to be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Certi'
icates OF nomination of candidates for al
other public Offices shall be filed with the
CLERKS OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, aud whers
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with thu
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEC. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than Oh
candidate for each Office to be filled. NJ
person shall Join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act
more than one nominee for each office II
be filed. aud no person who has voted ir
a~eonvention, 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 nj
person shall accept Q nomination TO NOR,
than one office.
SEo.7. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be died with the Secretary o
State shall not be fled more thar sixt,
days nor less than forty days before tn
day OF election when the nomination i
made by . convention. and not more thai
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should Q vacancy occu
from any cause In the list Of nominees 10
any Office. such vacancy may be filled at an.
time before the day Of election by the con
vention, or by Q committee to which th
all vacancies, or by petitions, az provide
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary OF the convention, o
OF such committee. or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
certificate. setting forth the name of tn
person nominated TO fill such vacancy. th
office for which lie is nominated, the nam
of the person for whom the new nominee
Ia TO be substituted, and such further infoi
nation as is required TO be given in a
original certificate Of nominal Whe
such certificate is filed, the officer wit
whom it is filed shall substitute the name Q
the person therein for the original nom
nee. by printing, il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus subst
tuted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election 10 fill any public ofic
the Secretary Of State shall certify to tn
County Clerk Of each county within tn
State the name OF each person, and tn
name OF the office for which he ia nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate Q
nomination filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days befor
an election TO fill any public Office or oil
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to b
published all the nominations certified +
or hled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in Q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper i
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of th
ballot 10 . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted at the c%ourt-hous
door. When publication is made by prin.
Jog in newspapers. at least two publication
BY such newspapers shall be required. on
Of which shall appear In the last regula
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When a proposed Constitution
constitutional amendment or other ques
ton is to be submitted for popular vote