Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-03-16
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
yoyrss SHOULD READ AND sTsof Ins
PROVISIONS.
Fair and Clean Elections q" she
Failure ~ the Law Is Observed.

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
lApproved march, IS. 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
re.en.ed in senate aud Assembly, do en-
act a. follows:
SECTION /. All ballots cast in elections
or pablic officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed at public ex-
psnss. es hereinafter provided. lhe
printing Of general tickets aud cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the came 10 the eiec-
tioa officers, as provided for in this Act,
shall be q county charge. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment OF other county
expenses, and in case OF separate elections
far city, town or districtofhcers, the print
ing and delivery OF tickets cards OF
iustruction shall be charged upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets and
cards are to be used, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the came
manner a. the payment OF other city,
county or district expenses.
sEo. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
e6ned, hsid for the purpose Of making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed. may nominate candidates for public
Offices, to be filled by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act is an organized assemblsge oil
delegates representing 3 political party
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polied OF
least three per cent OF the entire vote east
In the State. county, district or other polit-
ioal division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified a. follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name oil
each person nominated, his residence
Office for which no is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. II shall be
signed BIZ the Chairman and Secretary Of
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, aud make oath before an officer
authorized TO administer the same. that
she matters stated in such certificate are
trae to the best of their knowledge and
belief, aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
Sac. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by 3
convention in the manne following: A
ertiicste OF nomination containing the
mama of the candidate TO be nominated.
with the other information required TO be
given 10 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
TO be presented. equal in number to ct
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
at 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 BIZ three votsrs. Said signatures
need NOS all be appended to one paper, bat
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 a GER
tiioate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
tho same effect as a cersidcste Of nomina.
ton made by = 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-
icates OF nomination OF candidates for all
other public offices shsll be filed with the
Clerks OF the res pecsiye counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, aud where
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEC. 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 filled, and no person who has voted in
a~convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against Q candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating. in any manner,
person shall accept q nomination 10 more
than one Office.
SEQ Z. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be fled more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination is
made by . convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
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IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should a vlcanc 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
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
office for which lie is nominated, the name
of the person for whom the new nominee ia
is to be substituted, and such further infor.
nation as is required to be given In az
original certificate Of nomin alton. When
such certificate is filed. the officer with
whom 1t is filed shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the ori yinal nomi.
nee. by printing, il practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. s. Not less than twenty-five days
before 40 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 be is nom;p-
ated, Is specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees. she County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or ilsd with him. Said nominations shall
be published in . newspaper printed with
10 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
shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in n ewspspers. at least two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. one
Of which shall appear in the last regular
OF such paper before election day.
SEC. 10. whena proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ion Is TO be submitted for popular vote.
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