Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-08-03
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
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PROVISIONS.
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AN ACT RELATING TO ELEoIlONs
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THF SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March IS. 1911
rha People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In senate md Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or uublic officers within this state snail
ne printed and distributed At public eA-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets aud csrds OF
instruction for the electors OF eacn county,
and the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
sion onicers. A. provided for in this Act,
shall be a county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner as the pay Of other county
expenses, and in case of separate elections
for city, own or district officers, the print
ing aud delivery of tickets and cards OF
i~nssruotion shall be charged upo the CITY,
toan or district in which said tickets and
cards are TO be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner "a the payment Of other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SIC. 2. Any convention, as hereinsitef
eined. held for the purpose OF making
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electors 10 the number hereinafter specl-
fed. NAV nominate candidates for public
offices, 10 be filed by election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
OF this ACT IL en- organized assemblage OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, poiied st
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
icai division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BY such
con shali 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 10 nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh 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 certiicste are
true to the best of their knowledge and
belief, and a certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC, a. A candidate for public Office
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onvention in the manner following: A
ertihcate Of nomination containing the
name OF the candidate 10 be nominated,
with the other information required to be
given in the certificate provided for 10 sec
ton three OF this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
to 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 sll be appended TO one paper, but
each signer shall add TO bis 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, n a GER
tifoate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect a. a certificate of nomins-
tion made by = party convention.
SEC. s. Certificates OF nomination of
candidates for Offices to be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, ehall be
filed with the Secretary of State. Certi-
hcates Of nomination of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
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the officers are TO be voted for, aud where
district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each Of said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office to be filed. No
person shall Join 10 nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 OF this Act.
more than one nominee for each Office to
be filed, and no person who has voted In
a~convention, 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 nc
person shall accept q nomination TO more
than one office.
SEQ Z. Certificates Of nomination re-
quired to be fled with the Secretary oil
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination ia
made by q convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less han 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 filed al any
time before the day Of election by The con.
v~ention, or by . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies. or by petitions, as 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
ofice for which he Is nominated. the name
OF the person for whom the new nominee ID
Is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as il required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomina alton. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom 1t is filed hal substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. by printing, If 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-
ated, as specified in the certificate OF
nomination filed with him.
SEC. g.. 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 fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
il the county. When no newspaper 10
printed within the county. the publication
shall, be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot in 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. atleast two publications
by such newspapers shall be required, one
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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.
Abe Secretary of State shall certify the
same 10 the several County Clerks. aud said