The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-07-04
Full Text of Nevada's
Election Law.
Voters Should Reai and Study
It's Provisions.
ANACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
[ Approved March 10. 1891.

SEcTIoS j. All ballots cast in cleo
tons for public officers within this State
shall be printed and distributed at
expense, as hereinafter provided. The
printing Of general tickets and cards of
instruction for the electors of each
county, and the delivery OF the same to
the election officers, AS provided for in
this Act, shall be county charge, the
payment OF which shall be provided
for In tue same manner as the payment
Of other county expenses, and in ease
OF separate elections for city town or
district officers, tia printing and deli
very OF licketsand cards Of instruction
shall be charged upon the city, town
or district in which said tickets and
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.
SEC. 2. Any convention az herein
after defined, held for the purpose of
making nominations for public Office.
ana also electors to the number here.
matter specified, may nominate candi-
dates for public offices, to be filled by
election within the State. A coDven.
ton within the meaning of this Act il
an organized assemblage of delegates
representing political party, which.
at the last election, before the holding
OF such convention, polIed at least 3
per cent OF the entire vote cast in the
State, county, distric, or other politi-
cal division, for which the nomination
is made.
SEC. 3.-An nominations made by
such convention shall be Certified a.
follows: The certificate of nomina-
tion, which must be In writing. shall
contain the name Of each person nomi-
mated, his residence and office for which
he is nominated, and shall designate
the party or principle which such con-
ventlon represents. Ii shall he signed
oy the Chairman aud Secretary Of such
convention, who shall add to their sip-
natures 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
and belief, and a certificate 0. the said
oath shall be annexed to said certificate
OF nomination.
SIC. H. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated otherwise than by
convention in the manner following. A
certificate Of nominstion containing the
name Of the candidate to be nominated
with the other information required to
be given in the certificate provided for
an section Of this Act. shall be signed
Dy electors residing within the district
or political division for which c.ndi.
dates are to be presented, equal in num-
Der 10 at least per cent OF the entire
vote cast at the last preceding election
in the State, district or political diyis-
ION Tor which the nomination ia Ia be
made; provided, that such certificate
snail not be valid unless signed by 3
voters. Said signatures need no. ali be
appended TO one paper, but each sIgner
snail 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 bis knowledge and belief. and
cerhhcate OF such oath shall be annex.
sd. Such certificate Of nomination
snail have the same effect as csrtifi.
cate OF nomination made by parry
convection.
SEC. 5. Certificates Of denomination Of
candidates for Offices to be voted for t.y
the electors OF the entire State sballbs
filed with the Secretary Of State. Ger
tlhcates Of nomination Of candidates
for all other public offices shall be fled
with the Clerks Of the RESPECTIVE conn
ties wherein the officers are to be voted
fcr, and where's district embraces more
than nj aYanh
be filed with the Clerk Of each Of said
counties.
SIC. 6. 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 provision Of sec. 4 Of this Act.
moro than one nominee for each Office
10 De hlled, and no person who has
voted In convention, either in person
or by proxy, for or against candidate
LOT any Office, shall Join in nominating,
In any manner, any other nominee for
that Office, and no person shall accept
a nomination to more than one office.
Sec. Z. Certificates Of nomination re-
CURED to be filed with the Secretary of
State shall be filed not more than sixty
days nor less than forty days before the
day OF election when the nomination is
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 proyis-
ions OF section four OF this Act. Certi-
hcates OF nomination required to be filed
with the County Clerks shall be filed
not more than fifty days and not less
than thirty days before the day of elect.
ion, when the nomination is made by n
and not more than fifty DAYS
nor less than twenty days before the day
)f election, when the nomination IL
made under the provisions OF section
our of this Act. Should vacancy oe.
,ur from any cause in the list OF
for any Office, such vacancy
nay be filled at any time before the day
If election by the convention, or by
to which the convention has
the power to fill vacancies, or
~ petitions, as provided in section four
" this Act. The Chairman and Secre-
airy Of the convention, or of such com
nittee, or such petitioners, shall make
nd file with the proper officer certif-
ate, setting forth the name of the person
dominated to fill such vacancy, the office
or which he is nominated, the name Of
he person for whom the new nominee
. to be substituted, and such further in
ormation as is required to be given in
n original certificate of nomination
When such certificate is filed, eht officer