Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-23
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
yorras SHOULD READ AND sTduv ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair. aud Clean Elections In 'he
ruture NJ h Law Is Observed.

Approved Msrch IS, ls9i.l
The People OF the State OF Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act ss follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
or pubIic officers within this State shall
pe printed and distributed at public ex-
pense. as hereinafter provided. Ihe
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors Of each county,
and the delivery Of the same to the cleo
ton officers. as provided for in this ACT.
shall DO q county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
for CITY, town or district OH GERS, the print
ing aud delivery OF tickets and cards oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment oil other CITY,
county or district expenses.
SEC. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
edned, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, n also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, 10 be flied by election within she
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polied at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polis-
ical division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified as follows:
Tho 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 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
authorised TO administer the same, that
the matters stated In such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and 9 certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. T.. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise b by 3
onvention in the manner following: A
ertiicate 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
10 be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
at the last proceeding election in .he 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 sil 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
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate OF nomina-
ton made by u party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of nomination OF
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 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.
SEQ. s. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF moro than one
candidate for each Office to be filed. No
person shall join in 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
q convention, 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 no
person shall accept . nomination TO more
than one Office.
SCOT. Certificates Of nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more thar sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination is |
made by . convention, md NOT more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
10 made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees for
any Office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
~vention, or BY : committee to which the
convention has delegated the power to
I'LL 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 maks and file with the proper officer
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nomiuated 10 fill such vacancy. the
office for which he Is nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee 10
10 TO be substituted, and such further infor-
r.csf-- -. d ~o>,t.oa 40 ka of1An In an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom 1t ID 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 han 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 fled with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days before
an election to ill any public Office or Of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause TO be
published all the nominations certified to
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting . copy OF the
ballot in . 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 two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear in the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. When 3 proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ton 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 az
provided for In section 9 OF this Act.
SEQ. IL. II shall be the duty OF the
County Clerk 10 provide printed ballots
for avery election for public ofieers. in