Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-07-13

AN ACT RELATING TO ELEOAlONo
AM TO MORE FULLY SECURE
u SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March 10, 1911
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
&C, ss follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this STATE shAii
De printed and distributed al puoie eA-
pense, as hereinafter provided. Inc
prin,ing OF general tickets and cards OF
ins,rnoiion for the electors OF each county,
ana the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
zion officers, - provided for in this ACT.
shall be a county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
amer az the payment OF other county
expenses, and In case OF separate elections
Tor oity, town or dis~trictoaicers, the print
ing aud delivery Of tickets aud cards oil
l~nstruotion shall be charged upon the city,
toun or district in which said tickets aud
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. 2. Any convention, ss hereinsi'et
efned, held for the purpose oil making
nominations for public ONCE, and A!so
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices, TO be filed by election within tne
s,ata. A Convention within the meaning
OF this Act is an organized assemblage OF
delegates representing a political party
which, a. 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-
zeal division, for which the nomination Is
made.
SEC. 8, All nominations made By such
convention shall be certified as follows;
The certificate Of nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
ofic 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 ofhcer
authorized to administer the came, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge and
belief, and q certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate Of
nomination.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public ofics
may be nominated otherwise than by a
convention 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 in 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 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
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
tiicate OF such oath shall be annexed,
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate OF nominar
ton made by a party convention.
SEC. 5. Certificates OF nomination oil
candidates for offices to be voted for BY
the electors OF the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary OF State. Oerti
icates OF nomination Of candidates for al
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, and where
a district embraces more than M county
such certificates shall be filed with the
CLERK OF each OF said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate Of nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each Office to be filed. NJ
person shall Join in nominating, under
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more than one nominee for each Office tC
be filled, and no person who has voted II
s~oonvention, 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 NJ
person shall accept a nomination TO more
than one Office.
Scot. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be died with the Secretary o
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before thu
day OF election when the nomination IL
made by Q convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should 9 vacancy occul
from any cause in the list of nominees fol
any Office. such vacancy may be filed at an
time before the day Of election by the con
v~ention, or by q committee TO which tbs
convention has delegated the power Il
fill vacancies. or by petitions. as provided
In section four OF this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, oil
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper oficei
certificate. setting forth the name OF the
person nominated to fill such vacancy, The
office for which he Is nominated. the name
of the person for whom the new nominee il
Ia TO be substituted, and such further infor
nation as is required to be given in ar
original certificate Of nomination. Wher
such certificate Is filed, the officer witt
whom it IL filed shall substitute the name oi
the person therein for the original nomi
nee, by printing, If practicable. or by writ
ing the name Of the person thus substi
tinted.
SEQ. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an election TO I'LL 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 filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days before
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to be
published all the nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
In the county. When no newspaper is
printed within the county, the publication
shall be made by posting a 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, al 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 ia to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the