The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-10-17
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's
Election Law.
Voters Should Read and Study
It's Provisions.
ANACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
[ Approved March 10, 1891. |


90 ,,o,
lAPpro'eo March TO- io'l'J
The People of the State of Nevada,
renresented in Senate and Assembly.
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~ ehac' as io'io"s'
SECTION /. All ballots cast III cleo
tons Tor public officers within this State
shall be printed and distributed at
expense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing OF general tickets and CARDS OF
instruction ior inc electors OF each
county, and the delivery oil the same to
the election othcers, as provided for IN
THIS Act, snail be county charge, The
payment OF when snail De provided
Tor In The same manner as the payment
OF other county expenses, and III case
OF separate elections Tor Guy town or
uis'ricI oihcers, the printing ana de'l-
very % tickets ana cards Oh INSTRUCTION
snali Do charged upon ttie c'ty, town
or ulStrlct III which san 'ickets ana
cards are TO be useu, the payment OF
Whlch snail 90 provided Tor IN 'he same
manner as .he payment Oh o'her cly'
county OF aist'lct expenses
DEC q any convention rs here'",
a''er uelheu' nelu lof tbe purpose Vi
maklng nominations Tor puoiic ONCE
anu also electors 10 lhe number mere
lual'er sPeclleu, may nominate canui-
oates lor puollc o1hces, 10 ne hlied ny
eiecVioh WITHIN the state A cohVen
uoh Witnlh the meaning OF TINS ACT Is
an organized assemblase OF delegates
AT Ihe ias' eieetion, before the hoIdlh8
Oh such convention, poiled AT least .
per cent Vi inc ehtre vote cast Ill inc
otate, county, uistrict or o'her Polit'-
pai uiVlsiou, Tor when the nomination
is made.
SEC. 3.-All nominations made by
such convention shall be certified as
follows; The certificate of nomina.
ton, which must be in writing shall
contain the name of each person nomi-
mated, his residence and Office for which
he is nominated, aud shall designate
the party or principle which such con-
vention represents. II shall be si4ned
by the Chairman and Secretary of such
convention, who shall add to their sig
natures 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 to said certificate
of nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public 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 certificate provided for
IN sn"tin" . &C tl,is AIT ehnil ha stoned
by electors residing within the district
or pohtlcal DIVISION lor which candi-
oates are TO De presented, equal IN num-
Der 10 AT least per cent oil The entire
Vose cast ut inc l"st proceeding erection
III tne state, d'strlct or pol'leal dlVls-
ION lor whlch the noihihRtloh Is 10 De
MADE; PROVIDED, mat such certificate
snall not De Vaiid unless signed by 8
voters salu signatures neeo no' all be
apFehueu 10 one paper, out cach slgher
sua', auu 10 ms signature ms place OF
fesiuehce. ohe Oh inc slShers OF each
sum cer.lhca'e snail swear mat the
statements .here'n maze are true to the
oosV u us ano"euse anl oeiie'' ana
oeitine"'e VI sucn oath SNAIL DO annex
gu. nuoh cers'ncate Oh hohiina'loh
sha'l nave the same efect as certiti-
ea'e Vi hohiihatioh hiaoe ny N parry
conVeEtloh.
DEC, o. oerlinca'es Oh nomination OF
oahoiaa.es LOT o'ices 10 oe Voteu ior oy
Tue eiectofs OF tue ehtire state, shall De
nied WIN tue secretary OF state. Ger
.lncates OF hominahon OF candidates
lor All o'nei puoiic oiiices snail De hleo
win tue clerks Oh tne respective coun-
.les wherein 'no oiicers are TO Dc voted
isr' anu where district embraces more
than one county such certihcates shall
DO hleo WIN the oierK OF each oil said
counties.
DEC. D. NO cer'lnca'e OIL NOMINATION
snail contain the name OF more than
one candidate LOT eacii ONCE 10 Do hlled.
NO person snail JON III nominating,
under provision OF sec Oh thls Act,
more tnah one nominee Tor eacn once
10 De nileu' ana no person VINO mas
Sotea III convention, eitner y" person
OF ny proxy, lot OF against cahuldate
ior any ONCE, shail JOIN IN nominating
IN any manner, any other nominee for
that once, ana no person snail accept
domination to more IMAM one ONCE
sec. z oertihcates OF nomination re.
CURED to be MED with the secretary oil
state shaii De hieu not more than sixty
Gays nor less thah forty DAYS before the
aay OF election when 'he homlnaton is
made by convention ana not more
IMAM Sky Gays nor less 'han 'hiIty Gays
oeiofe .ne gay 0, elec,loh whcn the