Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-05-04

AN ACT RELATING To ELbOAAoNo
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved Msrchi3 1891.
The People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, DO en-
act IS follows:
srcr,ox 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this state shsii
ne printed and distributed at public ex-
psnse, "a hereinafter provided. Ihe
nriutiug OF general tickets and cards oil
instruction for the electors OF each county,
Ana the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
tion officers, "a 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 and delivery OF tickets and cards OF
instruction shall be charged upo the city,
toxu or district in which said tickets and
cards are 10 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. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
efned. hsld for the purpose OF making
nominations for public othoe. and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
oiicss, 20 be filled by election within the
state. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act Is an organized assemblsge OF
delegates representing q political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding Of such convention, polied 81
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the state, county, district or other polit-
ical division, for which the nomination is
made.
SEC, 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
bs in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominsted, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle sh1eh
suoh convention represents. II shall y
signed by the Chairman and Secretary &
such convention, who shall add % i2t-
signatures their respective pise=s q -fte-
dence, and make oath b@to-s al atnnsr
authorized to administer t1s sEuA AhEi
the matters stated in F1s1 aBrz4tnEsf sr4
true to the best o. sa=lr ~krBvlHnee and
belief, and q csrE5nsss IL the Hniu oath
shall be annexed ~ sEiE nsrtiituate %
nominsii07-
SEc. 4. A r~so5ihst4 5m public nflce
may b r9zsssnsE fshHrwisf than ny a
onvc1ss.z n thH mEuIIs- 1oltowIng a
erti5aEse ,. 1DmAnEztnr containing the
ns-s q the oEnEi6E1s IN IN nominated
wssa H. E1hsr 1IdurmRsIun required g. b.
gives n t1s nsr1ifnESt provided Tor 10 Soc
f,a ik-ss zE 1hif Am, Ailall mt signed bY
ea4s7ars -ssla1nr within the distrtst or
p3lIfzakl azrlsinD f1r which candidates are
10 - 7rass1 1aa, suusl IL nnmse- 70 at
least 1h-ss Yhr ranf ni tns antira vote cast
81 Ibs aHs1 TErnnAning alsDtron II the Stats,
1-sfr5si m ps1zzlnal divizlnn I'm Ehfch the
noz1ksiB1 l. 40 be- made provided that
sash nHr1ztnEaH shall mt be valid unless
sraHz f- 1n-as vnta-H. Said signatures
nsaz DDf Al he apssnnsd To paner, bus
skn1 HlrrHr EhRli aid tn his signature his
rlGss Il ~-sai0suss. 0ns OF the signerF Of
casa surh rsrkifieata shall sweGr that ans
statements tha-ain made are true To 1ns
beat ID Ms knpwladae and belief, GndR ear-
E5nE4A If such oath shail be annexed
Snrt aarslbrAss Df nomination shall hsvs
ahs SANE sfTsrt a. q as- tifo8te p1 nDuinE-
tan undn hT q party convention
SEC. 8. 0s-gihrstss Of nDnfnktl1n q
exn1iaktss 5ur nEhsss 40 be votsd for By
fas ~alHgtDrs Of the entire State, shall Be
Elss with ana Secretary Of stare Csrti-
frstss Of nnuinatinn Of cGn1iastss for sl
o1asr public oHsss shall be fled with the
CiarEs nf 1hs res psstivs counties wherein
ths pHns-s are % be voted for, and where
. district embraces more than one county,
saah certificates shall be fled with the
Cisrk q each Of said counties.
SBc. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than one
candidate for each Office 10 be filed. No
person shall join in nominating, under
ths provision OF Section 4 Of this Act. |
more than one nominee for each office to
be fllsd. and no person who has voted In
aeonvention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against = candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating, in any name
any other nominee for that office. and no
person shall accept q nomination TO more
than one Office.
SECT. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary Of
State shall not be filed more than sixty
dsys nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination il
made by . convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when ths nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy oce1r
from any cause in the list OF nominees for
any Office. such vacancy may be filled al &Dy
time before the day OF election By the con
v~ention, or by q committee 10 which fhs
convention has delegated the power 70
fill vacancies, or By petitions, a. provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention. or
OF such committee, or such pssisionsrs
shall make and file with the proper oMssr
9 certificate, setting forth the nsras 81 the
person nominated 10 ell Enek vGczEcy, ths
nfg "a To- 4hfnh fa a rA~nfrS 80
OF the person for whom ths new nonninse Il
Is TO be northumberland such farshsY lnfor-
nation a. il required 10 Be given in an
original certificate Of nomination. Wbsa
such certificate Il fled the o5esr with
whom il IL Alei shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi.
nee. By printing, il p~ractcsbls. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before ~ election 10 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 IL nomin.
ated, as specified in the certificate Of
nomination fled with him.
SEC. Q. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or hled 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 a copy Of the
ballot in q 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 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.
SEC. 10. When proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
ton 10 to be submitted for popular vote,
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks. and said