Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-16

An ACT ELAllNu
Ant TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved Msrch1s, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevads' rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
aos ss follows:
SECTION l.. All ballots cast 10 elections
ar public officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed at public ex-
psnse, a. hereinafter provided. Ine
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
tnstfuction for the electors OF each county,
and the delivery OF the same TO the cleo
tion officers, a. provided for In this ACT.
shall be Q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner ~ she payment OF other county
expenses, and in case Of separate elections
for city, town or district oficers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards oil
abstraction shall be charged upon the city,
tosu or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for In the same
manner a. the pay OF other city,
bounty or district expenses.
SIC. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
efnei, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, n aiso
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 20 be filed By election within tne
State. A convention within the meaning
Of this Act Is an organized Assem- biage OF
delegates representing Q political party.
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention. polied ct
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
icaI division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 3. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as 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 tno party or principle which
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 q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by q
convention in the manner following: A
ertiicate 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 are
10 be presented. equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote east
ct the last preceding 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
best Of his knowledge and belief, and cer-
tifcats OF such oath shall be- annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
sion made by q party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for offices TO be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
fled with the Secretary OF State. Certi-
fcates 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 more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
EkJ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each Office to be filled. No
person shall join in nominating, under
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be flled. aud no person who has voted In
aoonvention, either in person or by proxy,
shall join In nominating. in any manner,
any other nominee for that Office. and no
person shall accept Q nomination to 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
is made under the provisions Of section
four OF this Act. Should 9 vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees fer
any office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, or by o committee 70 which the
Oo1ESatioA q oCto8oeCo sho R0UOA ~
fill vacancies, or by petitions, Is provided
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 lie Is nominated. the name
of the perscn for whom the new nominee il
Is TO be substituted, and sue further infor-
nation as is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Ia filed, the officer with
whom 1t ia filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing, II 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 Office for which he Is nomin-
sted, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. g.. Not less thar ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations Ger titled to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in Newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting a copy of the
ballot 10 q public place in each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing In newspapers. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
Issue OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When a proposed Constitution. |
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is to be submitted for popular vote. |
the Secretary OF State shall certify the |
same to the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
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