Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-01-26
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Fall Text Of Igevada's New
Election Law.
yurEas SHOULD READ AND Study ITS
PROVISIONS.
Fair and Clean Elections =" '"e
ru,ure ~ the saw IL Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

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The People OF the State OF Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly do en-
act IS follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast 10 elections
or public officers within this State shall
ne printed and distributed ct public ex-
pense, a. hereinafter provided. lac
printing Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
and the delivery OF the same TO the eloc-
tion officers, as provided for in this Act.
shall be G county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
amer as the pay 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 oil
instruction shall be charged upon the city,
town 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 pay oil other city
county or district expenses.
SEo. 2. Any convention, as hereinafter
edned. held for he purpose OF making
nominations for public office, aud also
electors TO the number hereinafter speci-
led, may nominate candidates for pubic
Offices, TO be filled by election within the
State. A convention within the meaning
of this Act Is an organized assembis9e OF
delegates representing @ political party,
which, al the last election, before the
holding OF sucn convention. polied at
least three per cent OF the entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other point
ical division, for which the nomination IS
made.
SEC. 8. All nominations made by such
convention shall be certified as follows:
nln xortGoata of mammalian WhIel must
be in writing, shall contain the name of
each person nominated, his residence and
Office for which he is nominated, aud 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 officer
authorized TO administer the same, that
the matters stated in such certificate are
true to the best OF their knowledge aud
belief, and q certificate Of the said oath
shall be annexed TO said certificate OF
nomination.
SEC. A. A candidate for public ofics
may DO nominated otherwise than by a
onvention in the manner following: A
erti6cate 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
to be presented, equal in number to at
least three per cont 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
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need not all be appended to one paper. but
each signer shall add to his signature his
plsce Of residence. One OF the signers of
zach such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best OF his knowledge and belief, and a cer-
tinoate OF such oath shall be annexed.
Such certificate OF nomination shall have
the same effect as q certificate of nomins-
ton made by 4 party convention.
SEQ. 5. Certificates OF nomination OF
candidates for Offices to be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be
iled with he Secretary OF State. Certi-
dcates 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
8 district embraces more than one county,
suoh certificates shall be filed with the
Clerk Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 0. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more than one
candidate for each 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 to
be filed. and no person who has voted in
q convention, either in person or by proxy,
for or against a candidate for any Office,
shall join In nominating. In any manner,
any other nominee for that Office. and no
person shall accept q nomination 70 more
than one office.
SEc.7 Certificates OF nomination re-
quired to be filed with the Secretary OF
State shall not be filed more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day Of election when the nomination is
made by Oconvention, and not more than
sixty days nor less than thirty days before
the day OF election when the nomination
Ia made under the provisions OF section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occur
from any cause in the list of nominees for
any office. such vacancy may be filled at any
time before the day Of election by the con-
v~ention, or by . committee 10 which the
convention has delegated the power to
fill vacancies, or by petitions, IS provided
in section four Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, or
OF such committee. or such petitioners
shall make and file with the proper officer
. certificate. setting forth the name Of the
person nominated to ill such vacancy, the
Office for which lie IL nominated. the name
of the person for whom the new nominee il
Is to be substituted, and such further infor-
nation as Is required to be given in an
original certificate OF nomin alton. When
such certificate is filed, the officer with
whom II is filed shall So bstitute 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. MOI less than twenty-five days
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 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
fees. the County Clerk shall cause to be
Published all the nominations certified to |
or fled 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. 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 proposed Constitution,
constitutional amendment or other ques-
tion 10 to be submitted for popular vote.
che 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 0 Of this Act.
SEC. IL. II shall be the duty Of the
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