Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-10-05
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
Full Text of Mevada's New
Election Law.
VOTERS SHOULD READ AND Study ITs
PROVISIONS.
Fsrr. N Clean Injections In 'he
r.sure n the Law is Observed.
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS
AND TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.

AN ACT KkLAIlNu ~
AVN TO MORE FULLY SECURE
THE SECRECY OF THE BALLOT.
Approved March 10, 1871
The People Of the State Of Nevada rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
SECTION 1. All ballots cast in elections
or public officers within this State shall
ma printed and distributed ct public ex-
pense. a. hereinafter provided. Ine
nrintiue Of general tickets and cards OF
instruction for the electors OF each county
ana Abe delivery OF the same to the cleo
tion officers. a. provided for in this Act,
shall be q county charge, the payment oil
which shall be provided for in the same
manuers AZ the payment 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 OF
instruction shall be charged upon tne Guy,
town or district in which said tickets ana
cards are 10 be used, the payment OF
which shall be provided for in the same
manner az the payment Of other city,
county or district expenses.
SEC. q. Any convention, as hereinafter
eined. held for the purpose OF making
nominations for public office, and also
electors 10 the number hereinafter speci-
aed' NAV nominate candidates for public
ofioes. 10 be filed by election within she
State. A convention within the meaning
OF this Act IL 90 organized assemblage OF
delegates representing . political party,
which, at the last election, before the
holding OF such convention, polled ct
least three per cent OF The entire vote cast
in the State, county, district or other poiit-
ical division. for which the nomination 10
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
office for which he IL nominated, and shall
designate the party or principle which
such convention represents. II shall be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary OF
suoh convention, who shall d 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 and
belief. and 3 certificate Of tho said oath
shall be annexed to said certificate Of
nomination.
SEQ. 4. A candidate for public ofics
mAy DC uOutuottu Otuct UAbO thea W =
onvention in the manner 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
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 cent OF the entire vote cast
at 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
signs cd By three voters. Said signatures
need not ell be appended to one paper, bui
zach signer shall add to his signature his
place Of residence. One Of the signers oil
each such certificate shall swear that the
statements therein made are true to the
best Of his knowledge and belief. and a Ger
tihcste OF such oath shall be annexed
Such certificate Of nomination shall have
she same effect as Q certificate OF nomina
ton made by . party convention.
6Eo. 8. Certificates Of nomination Of
candidates for Offices TO be voted for By
the electors Of the entire State, shall b
hled with the Secretary OF State. Certi
doates Of nomination Of candidates for al
other public offices shall be fled with thu
Clerks Of the respective counties wherein
the officers are 20 be voted for. and where
. district embraces more than one county
suoh certificates shall be filed with tn
CLERK Of each Of said counties.
SEQ. 9. No certificate OF nomination
shall contain the name OF more hi on
candidate for each office TO be filed. M
person shall Join in nominating. undel
the provision of Section 4 of this Act
more than one nominee for each office Il
be filed. and NO person who has voted II
aconvention, 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 n,
person shall accept . nomination TO NOR
than one office.
SEc.7. Certificates Of nomination re
quired to be filed with the Secretary o
State shall not be fled more than sixt.
days nor less than forty days before tn
day Of election when the nomination |
made by Q convention, md not more thar
sixty days nor less than thirty days befor'
the day Of election when the nomination
IL made under the provisions Of section
four Of this Act. Should . vacancy occul
from any cause in the list Of nominees To-
any office. such vacancy may be filled At AM
time before the day Of election by the con
nuA04f w " > WILL " UaASA sa'
convention has delegated the power I,
fill vacancies, or by petitions, as provided
In section Tour Of this Act. The Chair
man and Secretary Of the convention, o.
Of such committee, or such petitioner
shall make and file with the proper Office
certificate, setting forth the name Of tn
person nomiuated to hll such vacancy, tn,
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 IS is required to be given in al
original certificate Of nomination. Whei
suoh certificate is filed, the officer will
whom il Is fled shall substitute the name
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. 8. Not less than twenty-five day
before an election 10 fill any public Office
the Secretary Of State shall certify TO tn
County Clerk OF each county within tn,
State the name OF each person, and tn,
name OF the office for which he is nomin
atsd. as specified in the certificate o
nomination filed with him.
SEC. o. Not less than ten days befor,
an election to fill any public Office or Of
foes, the County Clerk shall cause to b,
published ell the nominations certified t.
or hled With him. Said nominations shall
be published In . newspaper printed with
in the county. When no newspaper il
printed within the county. the publication
shall be made by posting . copy Of the
ballot in . public place in each election
precinct within the county. one OF which
copies shall be posted ct 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-
ton IL TO be submitted for popular vote.
The Secretary OF State shall certify the
aama 70 the several County Olerks and said