Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-12-21

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AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March Is, 1884,
The People Of the State OF Nevada. rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
ne 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 eiec-
zion officers, as provided for In this Act,
shall be . county charge. the payment Of
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 officers, 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 OF other CITY
county or district expenses.
SIC. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined, held for the purpose Of making
nominations for public office, and also
electors to 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 assemblage OF
delegates representing q political party,
which. At the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other polit-
ioal division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as fcllows:
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
such convention represents. IL snail De
signed by the Chairman aud Secretary OF
such 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 certificate are
true TO the best OF their knowledge and
belief, aud q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate Of
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by a
invention in the manner following: A
ertifcate 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 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 by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
s,ch 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 q Ger
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate OF nomina'
ton made by q party convention.
SEQ. 8. 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. Cert.
icates OF nomination Of candidates for al
other public offices shall be filed with tbs
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, and whert
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be filed with thu
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more han on,
candidate for each Office to be filed. NJ
person shall join in nominating. undel
the provision Of Section 4 of this Act
more than one nominee for each Office I,
be filed, and no person who has voted II
aco~nvention, 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 NJ
person shall accept Q nomination to NOR
than n office.
SEQ. z. Certificates Of nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary O
State shall not be filed more thar sixt,
days nor less than forty days before tn
day OF election when the nomination i
made by . convention, and not more thai
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor
the day Of election wnen the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vaoancy occu
from any cause in the list Of nominees 70
any Office. such vacancy may be filled at an,
time before the day Of election by the con
vention, or by . committee to which th'
convention has delegated the power Il
hll 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
certificate, setting forth the name of tn
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, th
office for which he is nominated. the nam
Of the person for whom the new nominee i
Is to be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given in al
original certificate OF nominat alton. Whel
such certificate is filed, the officer witt
whom II is filed shall substitute the name o
the person therein for the original nomi
nee, by printing, II practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi
tuted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election to fill any public Office
the Secretary of State shall certify to thu
County Clerk OF each county within thu
State the name OF each person, and tn,
name of the office for which he is nomin
ated, as specified in the certificate O
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 9. Not less than ten days befor,
an election to fill any public Office or of
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to b.
published all the nominations certified t.
or fled with him. Said nominations shall
be Published in q newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting . copy Of the
ballot 10 . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one Of which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication ia made by print
ing in newspapers. at least two publications
BY such newspapers shall be required. one
OF which shall appear In the last regular
issue OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tiou 10 to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
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