Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-06-15
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Foil Text Of Nevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS . SHOULD READ AND sTepf IT'S
PROVISIONS.
Fair aud Clean Elections In she
Failure if the law IL observed
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
TaF SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

rhs people Of the State OF Nevada, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act % follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
ar nublic officers within this State shail
pe printed and distributed at public ex-
pense. as hereinafter provided. Inc
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
distraction for the electors OF each county,
ana the delivery Of the same TO the cleo
zion officers, as provided for in this Act.
shall b. q county charge, the payment OF
which shall be provided for In the same
manner as the payment Oh otner 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 upon the city,
town or district in which said tickets
csrds are 10 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
mauner as the payment Of other city,
county or district expenses.
SEC. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined, held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public othoe, and also
electors 70 the number hereinafter speci-
fed, may nominate candidates for public
Offices. TO be filled BY election within tne
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act Ia an organized Assem- blsge oil
delegates representing q political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, poiled ct
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other pollt-
ical division, for which the nomination 10
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made BY such
convention shall be certified IS follows:
The certificate OF nomination, which must
be in writing, shall contain the name OF
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
suoh conyent ion 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 officer
authorized to administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true 10 the beat OF their knowledge and
belief, aud a certificate OF the said oath
shall be annexed 10 said certificate OF
nomination.
sxc. A.. A candidate for public ofics
NAV be nominated otherwise than by a
onvention in the name 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
tion three Of this Act, shall be signed by
electors residing within he district or
political division for which candidates are
TO be presented. equal in number to at
least ihree per cent Of the entire vote cas-:
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
sign ed by three voters. Said signatures
need not all be appended to one paper, but
each signer shall add to bis 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 aud belief, and q GER
tidoate OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as a certificate Of nomina
ton made by y party convention.
SEQ. s. Certificates Of nomination Of
candidates for offices to be voted for bJ
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
filed with the Secretary of State. Certi
fcates OF nomination Of candidates for al
other public offices shall be filed with tht
clerks OF the respective counties wherein
the officers are to be voted for, aud where
district embraces more han one county
buUu ccf tiuootco "a " y htO WIN va
CLERK Of each OF said counties.
SEQ. 8. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than on
oandi late for each Office to be filed. NJ
person shall Join in nominating. under
the provision Of Section 4 of this Act
more than one nominee for each Office t.
be filed, and no person who has voted IL
convention, 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. u nj
person shall accept q nomination TO more
than one office.
SEo.7. Certificates OF nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary o
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before tn.
day OF election when the nomination II
made by Q convention, and not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day Of election when the nomination
is made under the provisions OF seotior
four OF this Act. Should o vacancy occur
from any cause in the list Of nominees fol
any office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con
v~ention, or by . committee TO which thu
convention has delegated the power t.
fill vacancies, or by petitions. IS provided
In section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, OF
OF such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper oficel
certificate. setting forth the name Of thu
person nominated to fill such vacancy, Thu
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 ar
original certificate OF nomination. Wher
suoh certificate is filed, the officer witt
whom it ia 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. s. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election TO 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 thu office for which he ia nomin,
ated, a. specified in the certificate oil
nomination filed 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 nominations certified to
or filed with him. Said nominations shall
be published in q newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper ia
prin ted 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. q 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.
oonstitut ional amendment or other cues
ton ia to be submitted for popular vote.
the Secretary OF State shall certify the
same to the several County Clerks, and said
County Clerks shall publish the same "a
provided for in section 8 OF this Act.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be tho duty of the
County Clerk TO provide printed ballots