The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-16
Full Text of Neyada's
Election Law.
Voters Should Read and Study
It's Provisions.
ANACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Improved March 10, 1891. ]

SECTION !. 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 cleo ion officers, as provided for in
this Act, shall be county charge, the
payment Of which shall be provided
for In the same manner as the payment
OF other county expenses, and in case
OF separate elections for city town or
district officers, the printing and deli
very OF tickets and, cards Of instruction
shall be charged ,on the city, town
or district In, whis0 said tickets anf
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 a. herein
after defined, held for the purpose Of
making nominations for public Office,
and also electors to the number here.
mater specified, may nominate candi-
dates for public offices, to be filled by
election within the State. A conyen.
ton within the meaning Of this Act is
an organized assemblage OF delegates
representing political party, which,
at the last election, before the holding
OF such convention, polled al least 8
per cent OF the entire vote cast in the
State, county, district or other politi-
cal division, Tor which the nomination
is made.
SEC. BAH nominations made by
such convention shall be certified az
follows: The certificate OF nomina.
ton, which must be In writing, shall
contain the name ofeach person nomi-
mated, his residence and Office for which
he II nominated, aud shall designate
the party or principle which such con-
ysntion represents. II shall be signed
ny the Chairman and Secretary Of such
convention, who shall add 10 their sig
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.
SEC. 4. A candidate for public Office
may be nominated Otherwise than bya
convention in the manner following: A
certificate Of nomination containing the
name ofthe candidate TO be nominated
with the other information required to
be given in The certificate provided for
in section Of this Act, shall be signed
by electors residing within the district
or political division for which candi-
dates are TO be presented, equal in num-
Der TO at least per cent OF the entire
vote cast at the last proceeding election
in the State, district or political diyis.
lon for which the nomination ia to be
made; provided, that such certificate
shall not be valid unless signed by 8
voters. Said signatures need no, 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 knowedge and belief, and
certificate OF such oath shall be annex.
ed. su IN certificate Of nomination
shall have the same effect as a certifi.
cate OF nomination made by party
convection.
SEC. 8. Certificates OF nom In alton OF
candidates for offices to be voted for by
the electors Of the entire State, shall be-
filed with the Secretary Of State. Ger
tifcates OF nomination Of candidates
for all other public Offices shall be fled
with the Clerks OF the respective conn.
ties wherein the officers are 10 be voted
fcr, and where a district embraces more
than one county, such certificates shall
be fled with the Clerk Of each OF said
counties.
SEC. G. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name Of more than
one candidate for each Office to be filed.
No person shall join in nominating.
under provision Of sec. A of this Act,
more than one nominee for each Office
TO be filled, aud no person who has
voted IN a convention, 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 no person shall accept
a nomination To mora than one office
Sec. 7. 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 il
made by convention, aud 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. Cert.
fcates OF nomination required to be filed
with the County Clerks shall be fled
not more than fifty days and not less
than thirty days before the day of elect
ion, when the nomination is made by
convention and not more than fifty DAYS
nor less than twenty days before the day
OF election, when the nomination IL
made under the provisions OF section
four of this Act. Should vacancy oc.
cur from any cause in the list OF
nominees for any Office, such vacancy
may be filed at any time before the day
OF election by the convention, or by
committee to which the convention has
delegated the power to fill vacancies, or
by petitions, as provided in section four
OF this Act. The Chairman and Score.
tary OF the convention, or OF such com
mittee, or such petitioners, shall make
and file with the proper officer certif-
cate, setting forth the name Of the person
nominated to fill such Vacancy. the Office
for which he Is nominated, the name Of
the person for whom the new nominee
is TO be substituted, and such further in
formation as is required to be given in
an original certificate OF nomination.
When such certificate il filed, chit officer