Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-08-31
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT
Full Text of Nevada's New
Election Law.
yorrss SHOULD READ AND srsot Is
PROVISIONS.


AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
lApproysd March Is. 1871
rha People Of the State Of Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act Is follows:
SECTION L. All ballots cast in elections
az nnblic officers within this state shall
"a printed and distributed 81 public ex-
psnse, a. hereinafter provided. Ins
printing Of general tickets and CARDS OF
instruction for the electors oil each county
and the delivery Of the same 20 the eice-
tion officers, A. provided for in this Act
shall be . county charge, the psyment o.
which shall be provided for IN the sane
manner a. the payment Of otner oo.u's
expenses, and in case OF separate siechons
for city, town or district oheers' me pfint.
ing and delivery Of tickets and cards OF
i~nssructiop shall be charged upon the city
town or district in which said tickets and
oards are 70 be used, the payment oi
which shall be provided for IN the sane
manner a. ths payment OF other eafy'
county or district expenses.
SIC. q. Any convention -
eined, held for the purpose OF MAKING
nominations for pablo once. and Also
electors 70 the number hereinafter specl-
ied. nav nominate candidates for p1blic
Offices. 70 be flled By election within tbe
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act Ia an Organized Assen blsgs OF
delegates representing . political party
which, at the last election, before TIE
holding OF such convections polied 81
IeAst three per cent Of the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other point
icai division, for which the nomination -
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
ofice for which he Ia nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. IL shall be
signed By the Chair man and Secretary OF
such convention, who shall add to their
signatures their respective places OF resi-
dence, and make oath before az oficer
authorized to administer the same, 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 ONCE
may be nominated other wise than by a
onvention in the manner following: A
ertiicste 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
10 be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cent Of the entire vote cast
al the last proceeding 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 q GER
tifcate OF such oath shall be annexed,
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate of nomina-
tion made by . party convention.
SECS. 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. Certi'
icates Of nomination Of candidates for all
other public offices shall be filed with the
Clerks OF the respective counties wherein
The officers are TO be voted for, aud where
q district embraces more than one county,
such certificates shall be fled with the
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 6. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name of more than ont
candidate for each Office to be filled. Nc
person shall Join in nominating. under
the provision OF Section 4 Of this Act
more than n nominee for each office te
be filed. and no person who has voted IN
convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against q candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating. In any manner
M other nominee for that office, and nc
person shall accept Q nomination TO more
than one Office.
SEQ. 2. Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary oil
State shall moi be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination II
made by . convention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
is made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy OCCUR
from any cause In the list Of nominees fol
any Office. such vacancy may be filled al any
time before the day OF election by the con.
vention, or by . committee TO which the
convention has delegated the power to
all vacancies, or BY petitions, IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair.
man aud Secretary Of the convention, OF
Of such committee, OF such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper Officer
certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated TO fill such vacancy, the
office for which lie is nominated. the name
Of the person for whom the new nominee ID
IL 70 be substituted, and such further infor-
nation % is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomination. When
such certificate Is filed, the officer with
whom Il il fled shall substitute the name OF
the person therein for the original nomi-
nee. by printing. II practicable. or by writ
ing the name OF the person thus substi-
tuted.
SEC. 8. Not less han 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 Ia nomin.
ated, as specified in the certificate Of
nomination filed with him.
SEC. 8. 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 fled with him. Said nominations shall
be published in a newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper lie
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting q copy Of the
ballot in 9 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
OF such paper before election day.
SEQ. 10. When a proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
lion is to be submitted for popular vote,
he Secretary OF State shall certify the
Clerks shall publish the same az