Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-08-24
AUSTRALIAN BiLLOT.
gull Text Of Mevada's New
Election Law.
yorras sHsulo afAp AM sruof ins
Provisions.


Approved March Is, isel.l
The People Of the Stats Of Nevada rep
rs-enssd in Senate and Assembly. do en-
&C, e. follows:
Section 1. All ballots cast In elsciions
ar public oescers within this State shall
oe prln,ed and distributed 81 public e.
psnse. a. hereinafter provided. me
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
in,trucsion for the electors Of each county'
ana the delivery Of the same 70 The elee-
zion officers, ~ provided for IN tnis Aeh
shall be q county charge. the psyment OF
which shall Be provided for In the same
manner a. the payment OF other county
expenses. and in case Of separate eiechons
FOR city, own or district ofdcers, the PRINT
ing and delivery OF tickets and cards Of
instruction shall be charged upon the ely,
touo or district in which said tickets and
cards are 10 be used. the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner A. she pay ment OF other csy'
ooupty or district expenses.
src' a. ANY convention, ss hereinhef
eHosd, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public ONCE, o $50
electors 70 the number hereinafter speci'
ied, may nominate candidates for pubic
Offices, 20 be filed By election within ,ne
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act is sn organized sssem olage OF
delegates representing 9 political party,
which, 81 the last election, before tne
holding OF such convention. poiied ~
least three per cent OF the entire vose cas-
In the State, county, district or other poit-
icsl division, for which the nomination 10
made.
syc. 8. All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified % 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 il nominated, and shal
designate the party or principle wnicn
suoh convention represents. IL shall be
signed BIZ the Chair man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add 10 their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before an oficer
authorized 10 administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the beat Of their knowledge and
belief, and . certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
Be. 4. A candidate for public ofics
NAV be nominated other wise than By q
o~nvention in the manner following: A
ertifcase of nomination containing the
name Of the candidate 70 DO nominsted,
With the other information required 10 be
given in tbs 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 10 at
least three per cent Of the entire vote casi
al the last proceeding election in the State,
4x..-s.k u1lfssnal 1aufufrn fnr 1hfQh fhf
nomination il to be made; provided. that
such certificate shall not be valid unles:
signed by three voters. Said signatures
need not sli be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add TO his signature his
place OF residence. One Of the signers o.
each such certificate shall swear that th'
statements therein made are true TO tn
best OF his knowledge and belief, and q Ger
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate OF nomination shall hav,
the same effect IS q certificate OF nomina
ton made by g party convention.
SEC. s.. Certificates Of nomination o
candidates for offices TO be voted for b.
the electors OF the entire State, shall b
fled with the Secretary OF State. Certi
fcates Of nomination OF candidates for al
other public offices shall be filed with tn
Cies xs OF the respective counties whereof
the officers are TO be voted for, and wher
a district embraces more thar ONE county
such certificates shall be filed with th
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more b Q on
candidate for each office to be filled. N
person shall join in nominating, unde
the provision Of Section 4 Of this Act
more than one nominee for each Office I
be filed. aud no person who has voted Il
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 n
person shall accept . nomination 10 NOR
than one office.
SKo.7 Z. Certificates OF nomination RI
quired TO be filed with the Secretary Q
State shall not be filed more than sixt
days nor less than forty days before th
day OF election when the nomination
made BY Q convention, and not more tina
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor
the day OF election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF sectio
four Of this Act. Should q vacancy occu
from any cause in the list Of nominees 10
any office. such vacancy may be filled al an
time before the day Of election by the con
vention. or by . committee TO which Oh
convention has delegated the power I
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as provide
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary OF the convention, o
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
q certificate, setting forth the name Of tn
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, th
office for which he IL nominated, the nam
OF the person for whom the new nominee
Ia 70 be substituted, and such further infoI
nation as is required to be given in q
original certificate OF nomination. Whe
such certificate Ii filed, the officer wit
whom II is fled shall substitute the name O
the person therein for the original nom
nee. by printing, II practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substl
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election TO fill any public ofic
the Secretary of State shall certify to til
County CLERK OF each county within tn
State the name Of each person, and tn
name of the Office for which he Ia nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate o
nomination filed with him.
SEC. O.. Not less than ten days befor
an election TO ill any public Office or Of
fees, the County Clerk shall cause to b
puDiltuou ~ tuo uOuiuatiOus coE tlutQ u
or fled With him. Said nominations shsl
be published in 8 newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy OF th,
ballot in 9 public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted 81 the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
log In newspapers. stleast two publications
by such newspapers shall be required. ont
of which shall appear In the last regular
Issue Of such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. Whena 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 &c
provided for in section 9 Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty of the
County Clerk 10 provide printed ballots
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