Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-02-02
AUSTRALIAN BiLLOY'
Foil Text Of Mevada's New
Election Law.
yorlss SHOULD READ AND sTaOf IIs
Provisions.
Fair aud Clean Elections In she
rusare II she Saw Is Observed
An Acr RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TaE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

Approved March l3s l5Si.l
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do tn
act a. follows:
sgcrrox /. All ballots eAss in elections
OF public officers within this state shaii
pe printed and distributed st paolic e1-
psnse. - hereinafter provided. ins
printing Of general tickets aud e.fos o.
instruction for the electors Of each c9an'y'
.na the delivery Of the same TO the eieS-
,ion officers. a. provided for In this Act.
shsll be . county charge. the payment u
which shall b provided for in the same
hammer a. the payment Of other co1niy
expenses, and in case Of separate eiectons
for CITY. own OF district officers. Tie pri0t-
ing and delivery Of tickets and CARDS OF
tnstruction shall be charged upon the city,
toxn or district 10 which said tickets A1o
cards are 10 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for IN the sane
manner a. the pay OF other esfgs
county or district expenses.
SIC. 2. Any convention, - hsrsinNtsf
eaned, hsld for the parPose Of nAkins
nominations for pabiic oAss. and 49,
electors 10 the number hsresnAissr spS
fed, may nominate candidates Tor P7o.ie
oficss, 30 be 6llsi b. sse-tioa sIioia toe
state. A coDyeatio1 within TIE neAH-as
OF this Ac. 10 40 organized Essembisss CO
delazzss. rsprs.snt;ax q political party.
whica. a. the last s.=cfs5o, before fns
holding Of s1ch ~c3nEe1rsn. poiled ct
Ie.s, shrss per cent Of shs snilrs vote east
in the STATE, co1a.y, District o. ososr point
icsl disisl5a, fof Ehisa tbs nomination L
made.
Szc. 3. All n~ominafi3cs made By s7ch
c,avso,iou shall b csr.iis1 A. fcll0Es:
TIE e~srtsdcats Of nomination, whie1 E1si
Be IA unsing, shall c5ntzi1 t5e name o.
s.-n parsoa nominated, biz rssi1sacs and
ga for which be il nonin2;sds and Z
dssixasss the party or prIDcip!s which
szea o~31Fsasion rspressats- IL shall BE
s!xasd 6y the ChsifmKa and Secretary CT
sueh c~3oVsni5on, Eho shall sdd 10 tnsir
signatures shsiE respective places OF resi-
deace, ard maze oath bsiOKs Al oheer
authorized 10 administer the sane, that
he matters stated in such Certificate are
s.as to shs beat Of their knoEls3ge Gnd
bslisf, sad : csriihczts Of the eaid oath
sa1l! be arnsxs3 10 said cssiideAts Of
nomination.
So. 4. 4 csadidsts for public oEcs
mar b. nominated Otherwise , = Dy a
onysntion in tics name folioSiEs- A
ertidsz,s Of nomination containing the
name Of tbs candidsts 20 bs nominated,
with the other information required 20 Be
given il tbs certificate provided for 10 sec
,ion thrss Of this Act, shall Be signed b.
elsesors residing within the district or
political division for which candidates are
10 be presented. equal il number to 81
least three per cent Of tEs entire vote cast
3. the last preceding election in .hs state,
dis.rie. or political division for vhich the
domination il 10 be made; provided. that
s1sa ~osrfidcz.s shall not be valid unless
siznsd BIZ three sossrs. Said signaslres
nssd nos al be appended to one paper, bat
cash ssgcer shall Adj to his signature his
piacs Of rssiisacs. One OF the sizners OF
cash such csrtidc4ss shall swear that the
statements therein made Are tf1s 10 the
bss. Of his knoxieigs snd belief, anda cer-
sifcats Of sach oath shall be annexed.
Sush certificate 81 nomination shall have
the San effect - : ceftidSsts Of nomina.
,ioa made By 9 party convention.
SEC. S. Certificates Of nomination OF
candidates for Offices 50 be voted for by
the ~eisssors Of the entire State, shall be
fisd with the Secretary Of State. Certi-
fo2tss OF nomination Of candidates for all
other public ofisss shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the rsspsctiye COUNTIES wherein
tbs ofacsrs are 20 b. voted for, aud where
adistris. embraces more than one county,
sIcl ceFttlc4tct sL4u DC AiSl wan tAt
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. s. 10 certificate o, nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for esch 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 tc
be oiled. aud no person who has voted Ia
aconvention, 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 nc
person shall accept Q nomination 10 more
than one Office.
SEc.7. Certificates OF nomination re
qrired TO be filed with the Secretary o
State shall not be fled 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
tbs day OF election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions OF section
four OF this Act. Should 3 vacancy occui
from any cause in the list OF nominees fol
any Office. such vacancy may be filled at AMI
time before the day OF election by the con
v~ention. or BY . committee to which The
convention has delegated the power Il
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
in section Tour Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary OF the convention, oil
OF such committee, or such petitioners
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 nam
OF the person for whom the new nominee ID
Ia to be substituted, and such further infor.
nation as 10 required to be given in er
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate IL filed, the officer with
whom 1t is filed shall substitute the name Of
the person therein for the original nomi
nee. by printing, il practicable, or by writ.
ing the name OF The person thus substi'
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less than twenty-five days
before an 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 is nomin'
ated. as specified in the certificate OF
nomination fled with him.
SEC. 9. 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 nonin ations certified to
or flsd with him. Said nomln atoms shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
III u O1lt AO hCHrp1RCk ~
printed within the county. the publication
shall DO made by posting a copy OF the
ballot in a public place in each election
precinct within the county. ore OF which
copies shall be posted at the courthouse
door. When publication is made by print
ing in newspapers. atleast 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 a proposed Constitution.
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion is TO be submitted for popular vote,
tho Secretary OF State shall certify the
same TO the several County Clerks. and said
County Clerks shall publish the same as
provided for in section 9 Of this Act.
SEQ. II. II shall be the duty Of tho
County Clerk 10 provide printed ballots
for every election for public officers. in
which any voters within the county psrti-